Tertius Chandler (1915–2000) was an American historian and author from Berkeley, California.
Chandler was an author and historian who lectured on history, economics, and religion, especially about Moses.
Chandler's most successful book in terms of recognition by scholars is Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth (1987).
Although the book has been widely quoted,[3][4] urban historians have criticized Chandler's superficial and uncritical use of sources, leading to unreliable population estimates for many past cities.
[5][6] Outside of his mainstream work on populations of ancient cities, Chandler held many alternative ideas on history which he discussed in his book Godly Kings and Early Ethics where he presented his ideas on Moses and his belief that Zeus and other figures in Greek mythology were actual people.