Delphi complete works of diodorus siculus illustrated by. He wrote, in greek, a world history in 40 books, ending with caesars gallic wars. The myth of alexander hist 225 fall 2011 sources for knowing alex lost historians callisthenes of olynthus nephew of aristotle 360328 bce nearchus served on campaign 360300 bce cleitarchus official campaign historian wrote for ptolemy i soter extant historians diodorus siculus, book 17 c. Of this we have complete books i v egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xi xx greek history 480 302. Lacuscurtius diodorus siculus book xviii chapters 1. Translation and commentary, diodorus siculus bibliotheke book 12. Complete works of diodorus siculus delphi classics ebook. Delphi complete works of diodorus siculus illustrated ebook written by diodorus siculus. Lp0048 amazons versus atlantis forgotten legends, from diodorus siculus library of history duration. Though also including in the early books studies of topography, zoology, ethnography, and paradoxography, he considers the first six books devoted primarily to the recitation of myth and legend prior to the trojan war.
Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. In the prooemium to book i, diodorus announces that he will begin thebibliothekewith a systematic treatment of the mythologies of the world i 3. A commentary volume 1 of diodorus siculus volume 1 of diodorus siculus. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books london. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian.
In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. Diodorus siculus and the world of the late roman republic. Diodorus siculus article about diodorus siculus by the. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus a wikipedia article about this author is available diodorus, siculus. Index page to greek text and translation of diodorus siculus, books 33 40. He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca. Unfortunately the second half books 2140 has only survived in fragments, but even these fragments represent one of the most important sources for the history of the. Bradford welles translator and a great selection of related. Bibliotheca historica is a work of universal history by diodorus siculus. Historical library the historical library of diodorus siculus is a detailed account of greek and roman history down to the authors own time about 60 b. Book 36 of diodorus siculus historical library, translated into english. Even so, diodorus siculus or diodoros siculos to his greek contemporaries, left a wealth of writings which have added to our knowledge of sicily and the eastern mediterranean during the roman age. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur.
Diodorus siculus, bibliotheca historica, books iv, book 1, chapter pr. Diodorus sicily english translation c h oldfather, used. 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 primary author only author division. On the ethiopians who dwell beyond libya and their antiquities book iii, chaps. Diodorus siculus, library, book xii, contents of the. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books, diodorus siculus. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions. Diodorus siculus, library, book xiii, contents of the. His work has been characterised as uncritical but we are reasonably certain of some details.
The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Books twentyone to forty, which brought the work down to diodorus own lifetime, terminating around 60 bc, are. In this year the lacedaemonians, now that for no good reason they had lost the command of the sea. 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 the online books page. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian html with commentary at perseus diodorus, siculus. Diodorus siculus, the library of history, books ii. Table of contents for diodorus siculus, books 1112. The first six books treated the mythic history of the nonhellenic and hellenic tribes to the destruction of. Contents preface abbreviations introduction diodorus siculus.
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 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. Ancient history, history, early works to 1800, world history, kings and.
It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. Mar 31, 2017 author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur. Greek history, 480431 bcthe alternative version translated with introduction and commentary by peter green 2006. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h. An english translation of books 2 is already available online, on the. Diodorus of sicily loeb classical library volume 12 of diodorus of sicily in twelve volumes, charles henry oldfather diodorus of sicily, charles henry oldfather volume 12 of diodorus of sicily. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. He is known for the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica. The first six books are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of egypt book i, of mesopotamia, india. Of this we have complete books iv egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xixx greek history 480.
He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Diodorus siculus is currently considered a single author. The greek historian diodorus siculus composed the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, which comprises the mythic history of the nonhellenic and hellenic tribes. According to diodorus own work, he was born at agyrium in sicily now called agira. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b. Diodoros sikeliotes was a greek historian, who wrote works of history between 60 and 30 bc. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. Each book is further subdivided into chapters and sections. Aims, achievements, criticism the persian wars and the pentekontaetia translation and commentary, diodorus siculus bibliotheke book 11. Until it can be shown otherwise, i am inclined to think that plato did not know precisely where atlantis had been located but used the term beyond the pillars of herakles as indicative of a place outside the ambit of what was then current greek maritime. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read delphi complete works of diodorus siculus illustrated. Fully preserved are books iv and xixx, which cover egyptian, mesopotamian, indian, scythian, arabian, and north african history and parts of greek and roman history.
It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world including egypt, india, arabia, greece and europe. 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 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22. Diodorus great work spans the destruction of troy, the glories of alexander the great, the history and culture of ancient egypt and the near east and the. The first six books treated the mythic history of the nonhellenic and hellenic tribes to. Composition, antecedents, influences the bibliotheke ii. Diodorus took generously from a praise of heracles. The first six books are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of egypt book i, of mesopotamia, india, scythia, and arabia ii, of north africa iii.
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