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This is an 1880 edition of “Hesychii Milesii Qui Fertur De Viris Illustribus Librum, †attributed to Hesychius of Miletus. This work, surviving in fragmentary form, offers biographical sketches of notable figures from ancient Greece, providing valuable insights into the lives and accomplishments of philosophers, poets, and statesmen. While the authorship is debated, the text remains a significant source for understanding Byzantine perspectives on classical history and literature. The book offers researchers and students access to a key text for understanding the intellectual and cultural life of the Byzantine era and its reception of classical antiquity. This work will appeal to historians of classical Greece, Byzantine scholars, and anyone interested in the transmission of knowledge across the ancient world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.