And thus we have those documents relating to the
mythology and history of the Phoenicians from the
fourth hand."

Mr. Astle continues:

"Manetho's History of Egypt, and the History
of Chaldea, by Berosus, have nearly met with the
same fate."

From Anthon:

"Berosus; a Babylonian historian. He was a
priest of the temple of Belus in the time of Alexander.
The ancients mention three books of his
of which Josephus and Eusebius have preserved
fragments. Annius of Viterbo published a work
under the name of Berosus, which was soon discovered
to be a forgery."

By Astle:

"The Historical Library of Diodorus Siculus consisted
likewise of forty books, but only fifteen are
now extant; that is, five between the fifth and the
eleventh, and the last ten, with some fragments
collected out of Photius and others."

By Anthon: