The historical library diodorus siculus 1st c bce book i. Diodori bibliotheca historica by diodorus, siculus. How the carthaginians with great armaments made war upon sicily chaps. Diodorus siculuss most popular book is library of history, volume i. Library of history, volume vi diodorus siculus harvard. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books, diodorus siculus. This edition has a 6page introduction to the whole volume, 4 footnotes to just over 100 pages of translation, a 4page bibliography, and a 24page index, as. Numerous educational institutions recommend us, including oxford. Book from the collections of unknown library language ancient greek. Bradford welles translator and a great selection of related.
Written between 60 and 30 bc, diodorus siculus library of history relates significant topics in world history. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions. Yet this important historian has been consistently denigrated as a mere copyist who slavishly reproduced the works of earlier historians without understanding what he was. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library.
The historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books london. Books by diodorus siculus author of library of history. The great battle about epipolae and the victory of the syracusans chap. 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 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25. To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. He is best known for his work bibliotheca historica library of history. He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Discover book depositorys huge selection of siculus diodorus books online. 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.
The flight of the athenians and the capture of the entire host chaps. A complete set still existed in the imperial palace in constantinople at the start of the renaissance in the 15th century. 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. Diodorus siculus, library, book xi, contents of the. Diodorus siculus, the library of history, books ii. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b.
How xerxes, leaving mardonius behind as commander, withdrew with a portion of his army to asia chap. It is common to encounter references with only diodorus siculuss name but not his work. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus the online books page. Diodorus siculus, book 37 fragments covering the period 91 88 b. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restric. Diodorus sicily english translation c h oldfather, used. However, to maintain consistency with other ancient references with an identifiable author, we recommend that authors list diodorus siculuss name. His work often combined fact and fancy in a confusing manner. Diodorus siculus produced a universal history entitled thebibliotheke. Diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens book. Arguing for a thorough critical reappraisal of diodorus as a minor but far from idiotic historian himself, peter green published diodorus siculus, books 1112. Contents of the fourteenth 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 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25.
Diodorus library of history takes up twelve volumes in the loeb series. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. How the syracusans gathered in assembly and considered the question what disposition should be made of the captives chap. The marsic war took its name from the leaders of the defection, although the italians in general made this war upon the romans.
Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus a wikipedia article about this author is available diodorus, siculus. And the emperor julian, against the christians also extracts from diodorus siculus, josephus, and tacitus, relating to the jews, together with an appendix. Diodorus work is generally derided for its use of myth and for shamelessly reproducing exactly what was printed in his sources. Hackett classics 99 books by arrian, diodorus siculus, et al. Contents of the fifteenth 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 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25 chapter. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. Buy diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens by peter green from waterstones today. His work covers both roman and greek history and is useful for providing a general mediterranean view of classical history. 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. It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. This comprehensive ebook presents the complete extant works of diodorus siculus, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual delphi bonus material. The ancient classics series provides ereaders with the wisdom of the classical world, with both english translations and the original greek texts.
Diodorus siculus, library, book xiii, contents of the. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners. 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. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca. Realistically speaking, he was not the greatest of historians. How themistocles outgeneralled xerxes and the greeks conquered the barbarians in the naval battle of salamis chaps. Portents, prophecies, and dreams in diodorus books 1417. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian html with commentary at perseus diodorus, siculus. 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. Index page to greek text and translation of diodorus siculus, books 33 40.
Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. Diodorus covers a lot of ground from the period before the trojan war to julius caesars gallic campaigns. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. If you want to read a rarer book or read one in the original language then you cant do better than the loeb editions. Diodorus says that the socalled marsic war which happened in his lifetime was greater than all previous wars. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. For that reason his book is divided into three sections. 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.
Diodorus siculus, greek historian from agyrium in sicily, hence called siculus the sicilian. The overthrow of the democracy in athens and the establishment of the thirty. Out of an original 40 books only books 15 and 1120 survive intact. While in syracuse, however, he took up his quarters in the naval station, having openly proclaimed himself tyrant. He came to rome in the middle of the first century b. He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world including egypt, india, arabia, greece and europe. Diodorus was a sicilian who wrote a universal history sometime in the first century bc.