Criton of Pieria

Criton of Pieria (Greek: Κρίτων Πιεριώτης, Πιερ(ι)εύς; Latin Crito Pieriota, Pieriotes, Pierius, Pierensis) was a 2nd-century Greek historian.

Titles of works

• Παλληνικά, Pallenica, On Pallene
• Συρακουσῶν κτίσις, The foundation of Syracuse
• Περσικά, Persica, On Persia
• Σικελικά, Siculica, On Sicily
• Συρακουσῶν περιήγησις, Description of Syracuse
• Περὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς τῶν Μακεδόνων, On the empire of the Macedonians

References

• Ancient Library.4
• Studies in Ancient Society by Moses I. Finley
• Bibliothecae by Johann Albert Fabricius