In an honorary decree of 287 BC, the people of Delphi award him the proxeny,[2] and this is the earliest of "only five decrees from the third century honoring historians, teachers of grammar or literature, or philosophers for their educational activities in the cities' gymnasia.
"[3] Neanthes was a voluminous writer, principally of history, but very little has reached us to form any judgement of his merits.
The various authors that quote him seem, with rare exceptions, to place great reliance on his accuracy and judgement.
He is frequently referred to by Diogenes Laërtius,[4] Athenaeus,[5] and by several of the early Christian writers, as well as by others.
Among the writings of Neanthes there were: He probably wrote an account of Cyzicus, as we can infer from a passage in Strabo.