Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian html with commentary at perseus. The ancient greek historian diodorus wrote much of the history of macedonia from the times of philip ii and alexander the great up to the last macedonian king perseus.
He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Contents of the twelfth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8. Chapters 114 and 115 of diodorus siculus book 17 give rise to impressive difficulties, considering their relative. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission. Diodorus siculus and hephaestions pyre1 the classical quarterly. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Now india is foursided in shape and the side which faces east and that which faces south are em braced by the great sea. He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. At the beginning of chapter 1 diodorus has announced the opening of the year 3243 athenian archon, roman consuls, 114th olympic gamesthe last year of alexander the greats life.
Diodorus siculuss most popular book is library of history, volume i. Diodorus siculus, library, book xiii, contents of the. Chapters 114 and 115 of diodorus siculus book 17 give rise to impressive difficulties, considering their relative brevity. Aella, philippis, prothoe, eriboea, celaeno, eurybia, phoebe, deianeira, asteria, marpe, tecmessa, alcippe. Arguing for a thorough critical reappraisal of diodorus as a minor but far from idiotic historian himself, peter green published diodorus siculus, books 1112. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Contents of the eleventh book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11. Asdrubal, the gaulish uprising, and the second punic war. Contents of the thirteenth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style.
Diodorus of sicily, with an english translation by c. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history. Contents of the thirteenth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8. Diodorus siculus, bibliotheca historica, books iv, book 1. He is kent for writin the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much o which survives, atween 60 an 30 bc. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus the online books page. Written between 60 and 30 bc, diodorus siculus library of history relates significant topics in world history.
Diodorus sicily english translation c h oldfather, used. Diodorus siculus, library of history loeb classical library in 10 volumes. Diodorus library of history takes up twelve volumes in the loeb series. Diodorus siculus s most popular book is library of history, volume i. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world.
Diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens. In this extensive work, diodorus writes about the mythological history of people groups, including the cultures of ancient egypt, mesopotamia, india, scythia, arabia, north africa, greece, and europe. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b. Diodorus siculus, library, book xi, contents of the. Diodorus siculus has 81 books on goodreads with 42 ratings. Diodorus siculus was a greek historian from sicily whose sole suriving work, the historial library, aimed to relate the mytholoy and history of the whole world. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus a wikipedia article about this author is available diodorus, siculus. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. Contents of the twelfth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11. The library, books 1620 by diodorus siculus, 9780198759881, available at book. At the time that dionysius was besieging rhegium, the celts who had their homes in the regions beyond the alps streamed through the passes in great strength and seized the territory that lay between the apennine mountains and the alps, expelling the tyrrhenians who dwelt there. Chapters 114 and 115 of diodorus siculus book 17 give rise to impressive.
Diodorus siculus, the library of history, books ii. For the historian of the ancient world there is nothing more necessary and nothing more difficult than the task of discriminating between fact and fiction, between accuracy and exaggeration, in his sources. Books by language additional collections journal of paediatric dentistry. If you want to read a rarer book or read one in the original language then you cant do better than the loeb editions.
An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restric. The hardcover of the library of history, volume xii. The historical library diodorus siculus 1st c bce book i. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books, diodorus siculus. Classical texts library diodorus siculus, library of history book 4. The nook book ebook of the diodorus siculus, books 1112. To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h. In the traditional arrangement of the fragments of diodorus, the fragments of books 38 and 39 are shown together, because it is not certain where the split between the two books occurred. Diodorus siculus lists twelve amazons who challenged heracles to single combat during his quest for hippolytas girdle and died against him one by one. Diodorus siculus, library, book xii, contents of the. Hecataeus excursus apud diodorus siculus, bibliotheca historica 40.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Diodorus was a sicilian who wrote a universal history sometime in the first century bc. Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history loeb classical library lcl in 10 volumes, with greek and english translation by c. Jan 16, 2018 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Books by diodorus siculus author of library of history. Lacuscurtius diodorus siculus book xvi chapters 66. On the ethiopians who dwell beyond libya and their antiquities book iii, chaps. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. Diodorus siculus, library, book xii, contents of the twelfth. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make.
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