(Δωσίθεος), a Greek historian, of whom four works are mentioned : 1. Σικελικά, of which the third book is quoted. (Plut. Parall. Min. 19.) 2. Λυδιακά, of which likewise the third book is quoted. (Plut. Parall. Min. 30.) 3. Ἰταλικά (ibid. 33, 34, 37, 40), and 4. Πελοπίδαι. (Ibid. 33; Steph. Byz. s. v. Δώριον.) But nothing further is known about him.
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890