Diodorus siculus, library of history book 6 theoi classical. The sources of diodorus siculus, book 1 the classical. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca. To produce a commentary on any part of the bibliotheke historike of diodorus is a much harder task today than it was in the eighteenth century, when peter. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 by p. Diodorus siculus, library, book xii, contents of the twelfth. Athenian losses in the egyptian campaign maps 1 8 chronological table bibliography index show more. 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.
Stylianou, a historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 oxford, 1998. He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Classical texts library diodorus siculus, library of history book 4. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 oxford classical monographs bk. His history consisted of 40 books, of which 15 and 1120 survive, and was divided into three parts. Encyclopaedia britannicadiodorus siculus entry in the.
The preceding book, the tenth overall, concluded with the. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions. A commentary with a frontispiece, anne burton volume 29 of etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire romain, issn 05311950. 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. Table of contents for diodorus siculus, books 1112. Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. Book 36 of diodorus siculus historical library, translated into english. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus the online books page. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. Chapters 114 and 115 of diodorus siculus book 17 give rise to impressive difficulties, considering their relative brevity. Diodorus siculus is probably best known as published in the loeb classical library version, but his time i have opted for the alternative version translated and introduced by nobody less than peter green. Athenian losses in the egyptian campaign maps 18 chronological table bibliography index show more. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Recently viewed 1 diodorus siculus, book i my searches 0 cart 0 brill menu.
A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 p. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. A commentary etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire romain, no 1 bk. At the beginning of chapter 1 diodorus has announced the opening of the year 3243 athenian archon, roman consuls, 114th olympic gamesthe. Contents of the twelfth 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. The findings of this investigation are then applied in commenting on book 15, which deals with the crucial years between the kings peace, concluded in. This study, the fullest ever undertaken of diodorus, examines his aims, sources, and methods in detail. Introduction, text, and translation by ctesias by jan p. It is said that the primary cause of this arose was that the romans, who. 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. Greek history, 480431 bc the alternative version translated with introduction and commentary by peter green 2006. Contents of the twelfth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9. Diodorus siculus, bibliotheca historica, books iv, book 1. Aims, achievements, criticism the persian wars and the pentekontaetia translation and commentary, diodorus siculus bibliotheke book 11.
Table of contents preface abbreviations introduction diodorus siculus. Translation and commentary, diodorus siculus bibliotheke book 11. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15, book 15 p. The first six books are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of egypt book i, of mesopotamia, india. Contents preface abbreviations introduction diodorus siculus. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books london. Etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire romain, volume. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus a wikipedia article about this author is available diodorus, siculus. Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in egypt during 6057 bc and spent several years in rome. Books by diodorus siculus author of library of history. Diodorus siculus has 86 books on goodreads with 80 ratings.
He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Diodorus siculus, library, book xii, contents of the. Bibliotheca historica is a work of universal history by diodorus siculus. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style.
Greek history 480431 bc, the alternative version by diodorus siculus. Diodorus of sicily in twelve volumes by charles henry oldfather 1977, introduction. The marsic war took its name from the leaders of the defection, although the italians in general made this war upon the romans. Diodorus universal history, which he named bibliotheca historica greek. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Of this we have complete books i v egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xi xx greek history 480 302.
Diodorus siculuss most popular book is library of history, volume i. Of this we have complete books iv egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xixx greek history 480. It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. Google digital humanities awards program provided support for entering this text. For long stretches of greek history in the classical period, diodorus siculus provides the only surviving continuous narrative of events. A commentary volume 1 of diodorus siculus volume 1 of diodorus siculus. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur.
Composition, antecedents, influences the bibliotheke ii. The bibliotheca historica of diodorus siculus 1956, published for the early english text society by oxford university press in english better world books. The latest event mentioned by him belongs to the year 21 bc. Stylianou, a historical commentary on diodorus siculus 15 oxford, 1998, 49. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
The historical library of diodorus the sicilian html with commentary at perseus diodorus, siculus. 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 was a greek historian who flourished in sicily in the c1st b. Stylianou, research associate p j stylianou clarendon press, 1998 history 602 pages. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. At the beginning of chapter 1 diodorus has announced the opening of the year 3243 athenian archon, roman consuls, 114th olympic games the last year of alexander the greats life.
This is the explanation of the present existence of every conceivable kind of. Diodorus says that the socalled marsic war which happened in his lifetime was greater than all previous wars. Greek history, 480431 bcthe alternative version translated with introduction and commentary by peter green 2006. Etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire romain, vol. Translation and commentary, diodorus siculus bibliotheke book 12. Studies in biblical historiography by tomoo ishida brill, 1999. Diodorus was a greek historian from agrigento in sicily, who lived ca. He wrote a history of the world in 40 books which included large sections devoted to myth, legend and the unusual customs of foreign tribes. The text of diodorus used throughout is that of the bude. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Megasthenes on india, berossus on babylon and manetho on egypt.
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