Oldfather translator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Diodorus siculus has 81 books on goodreads with 57 ratings. Diodorus siculus, library, book xiii, contents of the. Starting with the most meagre resources, philip made his kingdom the greatest power in europethe greek historian diodorus of sicily is one of our most valuable sources from ancient times. The first six books treated the mythic history of the nonhellenic and. 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. Introduction, text, and translation by ctesias by jan p. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history.
Full text of diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca. Diodorus s library of history, written in the first century bce, is the most extensively preserved history by an ancient greek author. Z library is one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 4,960,000 books and 77,100,000 articles. Diodorus of sicily project gutenberg selfpublishing. In the prooemium to book i, diodorus announces that he will begin thebibliothekewith a systematic treatment of the mythologies of the world i 3. For we conceive that hereby the history is both better remembred, and more clearly understood.
This edition of diodorus siculus great work of collective history is an excellent alternative to loebs equally impressive but expensive 12 vol. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus a wikipedia article about this author is available diodorus, siculus. Pithon sent against the revolting grecians, who were all cut off. Contents of the sixteenth 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. Diodorus universal history, which he named bibliotheca historica historical library, was immense and consisted of 40 books, of which 15 and 1120 survive. Commencing with book xi the library of history covers. Abebooks on demand books amazon find in a library all sellers. Of this we have complete books iv egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xixx greek history. Diodorus never meant to write an accurate history of ancient greece, rather he set out to collect the most available and important information regarding the great historical events that preceded his time and up to his times. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library.
A commentary volume 1 of diodorus siculus volume 1 of diodorus siculus. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur. Diodori siculi bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, volume 7. 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. 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 period that they cover. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
The history s claim to universality is established by its range, both geographic and chronological. Fragments of book 9 fragments of book 10 fragments of uncertain provenience book xi book xii book xiii book xiv book xv book xvi book xvii chapter. Buy a cheap copy of library of history, x, books 19. Book xviii the library of history diodorus siculus. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Encyclopaedia britannicadiodorus siculus entry in the.
Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Writing during the last years of the republic, diodorus siculus produced a universal history entitled thebibliotheke. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Full text of diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world. Books 15 and 1120 survive complete, the rest in fragments. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian html with commentary at perseus diodorus, siculus.
Diodorus siculus author of library of history, volume i. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Diodorus universal history, which he named bibliotheca historica greek. Diodorus siculus, 6 books anne burton, 2 books alessandra scarpa bonazza buora, 1 book n. Diodorus siculus, library, book xvi, contents of the. The historical library of diodorus siculus is a detailed account of greek and roman history down to the authors own time about 60 b. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian in fifteen. To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h.
Written between 60 and 30 bc, diodorus siculus library of history relates significant topics in world history. A commentary with a frontispiece volume 29 of monographs and textbooks on pure and applied mathematics etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire romain etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire. Library of history, volume xi diodorus siculus harvard. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus the online books page. Diodorus is conflating the stories of brennos of the prausi, who with belinusbolgius invaded greece in 279 bc, and that of brennus of the senones, who invaded rome in 387 bc. The provinces divided amongst the chief commanders. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world including egypt, india, arabia, greece and. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b.
Moral history from herodotus to diodorus siculus on jstor. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione. Lisa irene hau argues that a driving force among greek historians was the desire to use the past to teach lessons about the present and for the future. Diodorus of sicily, a writer of greek history, became illustrious. Book 36 of diodorus siculus historical library, translated into english. His history, in forty volumes, was intended to range from mythological times to 60 bce, and fifteen of the library s forty books survive. Diodorus of sicily in twelve volumes by charles henry oldfather 1977, introduction. Moral history from herodotus to diodorus siculus book description. Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. Library of history, volume ii diodorus siculus harvard. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books london.
He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. The actions of dionysius the younger, in sicily and other parts. Contents of the thirteenth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5. Bradford translator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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.
The historical library of diodorus the sicilian in fifteen books. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions. The first six books are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of egypt book i, of mesopotamia, india. According to diodorus own work, he was born at agyrium in sicily now called agira. He probably never travelled to celtic lands, even though he adds to posidonius texts about the celts. It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. Diodorus siculus s most popular book is library of history, volume i. Its the duty of all writers of history, whether they treat of the actions of kings,or of particular cities, to relate the whole from the beginning to the conclusion. Diodorus siculus, library of history exploring celtic. 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 alps, expelling the tyrrhenians who dwelt there.
He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. 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. Diodoros sikeliotes was a greek historian, who wrote works of history between 60 and 30 bc. Diodori siculi bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt diodorus. Full text of diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history loeb classical library in 10 volumes. You may remember that during the last time, we experienced some technical difficulties. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books, diodorus siculus. Diodorus siculus the library of history lacuscurtius diodorus. Diodori siculi bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt. He is known for the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica. Library of history, volume i diodorus siculus harvard. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history loeb classical library lcl in 10 volumes, with greek and english translation by c.
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