Philistus (; c. 432 – 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was Greek historian from
Sicily. Philistus was born in
Syracuse around the time the
Peloponnesian War began. He was a faithful supporter of the elder
Dionysius, and commander of the citadel.
Cicero who had a high opinion of his work, called him the miniature
Thucydides (
pusillus Thucydides). He was admitted by the
Alexandrian critics into the canon of historiographers, and his work was highly valued by
Alexander the Great.