Hellenica Oxyrhynchia

Hellenica Oxyrhynchia is an Ancient Greek history of Greece in the late 5th and early 4th centuries BCE known only from papyrus fragments unearthed at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.

The discovery of the first papyrus in 1906 led to a shift in the degree of credence that historians assigned to the ancient sources of the period.

Among the authors suggested at early stages have been prominent historians such as Ephorus and Theopompus,[6] although most of these have been strongly objected to on grounds of style, presentation, or subject matter.

[7] The style, biases, and coverage (Cratippus's work is known to have been a continuation of Thucydides) support the identification, although issues have been raised.

Westlake, is that of a "competent and most conscientious historian who derives his material from the best possible sources, [and] makes an effort to interpret it impartially, but somehow lacks distinction in thought and style.