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Diódōros; fl. 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian. He is known for writing the monumental universal history Bibliotheca historica, in forty books, fifteen of which survive intact, [1] between 60 and 30 BC. The history is arranged in three parts.
Diodorus Siculus (flourished 1st century bc, Agyrium, Sicily) was a Greek historian, the author of a universal history, Bibliothēkē (“Library”; known in Latin as Bibliotheca historica), that ranged from the age of mythology to 60 bc.
Dec 14, 2020 · Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (active 1st century BCE) was a Greek historian, known for his universal history Bibliotheca Historica. Originally, it was a 40-volume monumental work, covering the history of the Mediterranean region from mythical times to his own lifetime, around 60/59 BCE.
Jan 4, 2018 · Diodoros of Sicily (Diodorus Siculus), Library of History (Loeb Classical Library LCL in 10 volumes), with Greek and English translation by C.H. Oldfather. Public domain.
The Seventeenth Book of Diodorus: in Two Parts. Contents of Part One —How Alexander, having succeeded to the throne, disposed the affairs of his kingdom (chaps. 1-7). —How he recovered the tribes which revolted (chap. 8.1-2).
Diodorus Siculus, Greek historian of Agyrium in Sicily, ca. 80–20 BCE, wrote forty books of world history, called Library of History, in three parts: mythical history of peoples, non-Greek and Greek, to the Trojan War; history to Alexander's death (323 BCE); history to 54 BCE.
Aug 28, 2018 · Diodorus Siculus and the world of the late Roman Republic. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190498726.001.0001. Diodorus molded his material to reflect on the major issues of the Late Roman Republic even when writing about mythological times or far-away places. Palm, Jonas. 1955. Über Sprache und Stil des Diodoros von ...
book: chapter: Click on a word to bring up parses, dictionary entries, and frequency statistics. τάδε ἔνεστιν ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ τῶν Διοδώρου βίβλων. προοίμιον τῖς ὅλης πραγματείας. περὶ τῶν παρ᾽ Αἰγυπτίοις λεγομένων περὶ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου γενέσεως. περὶ τῶν ὅσοι πόλεις ἔκτισαν κατ᾽ Αἴγυπτον. περὶ τῶν πρώτων γενομένων ἀνθρώπων καὶ τοῦ παλαιοτάτου βίου.
Diodorus Siculus. Diodorus of Agyrium in Sicily-hence, "Diodorus Siculus"-was the author of the Bibliotheke, a "universal history" in forty books. It covers the story of the human race from Creation to the times of Diodorus in the late Roman Republic.
Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca. 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great.
