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Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Greek: Διόδωρος, translit. 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, between 60 and 30 BC. The history is arranged in three parts.
Diodorus Siculus 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. Diodorus lived in the time of Julius Caesar and Augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he.
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.
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. Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes with an English Translation by C. H. Oldfather. Vol. 4-8. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text.
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 (3) of Agyrium, Sicily (hence “Diodorus Siculus”) is the author of the Bibliothēkē (‘Library’), a universal history whose scope spans (a) the time from the beginning of mankind to Diodorus’ own day and (b) the space of the entire inhabited world.
Aug 28, 2018 · Diodorus is known as the author of the Library of History, a universal, or world, history in forty books from the age of the myths to Caius Julius Caesar’s deeds.
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.
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.
