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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.
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.
- Donald L. Wasson
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.
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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, Library, Book XVII. Hide browse bar. book: chapter: Book XVII. 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. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Keyboarding. Google Digital Humanities Awards Program provided support for entering this text. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License . An XML version of this text is ...
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