According to diodorus own work, he was born at agyrium in sicily now called agira. 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. 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. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history loeb. 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. This may explain why the one fact virtually all classicists think they know about himthat he is a mere slavish copyist only as good as his sourcehas remained for so long unchallenged dogma. 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. More and more people visit the gardens now and they appear equally popular with locals and. 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. Uterary sources, a history of sicily and the western.
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 their organization is simple. Diodorus sicily english translation c h oldfather, used. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. In the prooemium to book i, diodorus announces that he will begin thebibliothekewith a systematic treatment of the mythologies of the world i 3. The greek historian diodorus siculus composed the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, which comprises the mythic history of the nonhellenic and hellenic tribes.
The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of. Diodorus siculus article about diodorus siculus by the. Diodorus siculuss most popular book is library of history, volume i. Diodorus siculus has 81 books on goodreads with 57 ratings. 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. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca.
He wrote, in greek, a world history in 40 books, ending with caesars gallic wars. Throughout the development of egyptian religion, the god horus has taken on many forms. Diodorus siculus the library of history lacuscurtius diodorus. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b. The ancient classics series provides ereaders with the wisdom of the classical world, with both english translations and the original greek texts. 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. Ancient history, history, early works to 1800, world history, kings and. Writing during the last years of the republic, diodorus siculus produced a universal history entitled thebibliotheke. Contents of the thirteenth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur. Of this we have complete books iv egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xixx greek history 480.
He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Media in category diodorus siculus the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books, diodorus siculus. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, 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. 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. Fully preserved are books iv and xixx, which cover egyptian, mesopotamian, indian, scythian, arabian, and north african history and parts of greek and roman hist. His work has been characterised as uncritical but we are reasonably certain of some details. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history loeb classical library lcl in 10 volumes, with greek and english translation by c. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. 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.
Book 36 of diodorus siculus historical library, translated into english. The loeb collection is very large but most of the more famous works can be found in better and cheaper translations elsewhere. Jan 16, 2018 bibliotheca historica by diodorus siculus. Diodorus siculus is known to few people today apart from ancient historians, and even they, for the most part, consult his text rather than read it. Of this we have complete books 15 egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. The first six books are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of egypt book i, of mesopotamia, india. Posts about diodorus siculus written by joycefiler. Diodorus of sicily, with an english translation by c.
To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h. It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. His work covers both roman and greek history and is useful for providing a general mediterranean view of classical history. If you want to read a rarer book or read one in the original language then you cant do better than the loeb editions.
Diodoros sikeliotes was a greek historian, who wrote works of history between 60 and 30 bc. The library of history includes both vivid descriptions, and evidence of historical works that are now lost, such as the writings of ephorus, philistus, and apollodorus. The historys claim to universality is established by its range, both geographic and chronological. Most scholars believe diodorus relied heavily on an earlier greek writer. Diodorus siculus article about diodorus siculus by the free. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Diodorus siculus, library, fragments of book 9, chapter 1. Diodorus siculus, greek historian from agyrium in sicily, hence called siculus the sicilian.
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. Books by diodorus siculus author of library of history. The translation printed in the loeb classical library and reproduced here is for the most part by. Dec 31, 2015 why cant your body handle a punch to the liver.
Diodorus siculus, library, book xiii, contents of the. The first covers mythic history up tae the destruction o troy, arranged geografically. Library of history, volume vii diodorus siculus harvard. Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. 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 triumphs of the roman republic. Hrh prince harry of wales prince harry will visit the picturesque island of st vincent on 27th. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. He is known for the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. The loeb classical library edition of diodorus siculus is in twelve volumes.
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. Diodorus library of history takes up twelve volumes in the loeb series. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Diodorus siculus is recognized for his attention to detail and faithful text compilation. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world including egypt, india, arabia, greece and europe. He is kent for writin the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much o which survives, atween 60 an 30 bc. Diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens. Diodorus was a sicilian who wrote a universal history sometime in the first century bc.
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