The overthrow of the democracy in athens and the establishment of the thirty. Numerous educational institutions recommend us, including oxford. He is known for the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica. Written between 60 and 30 bc, diodorus siculus library of history relates significant topics in world history. It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. Diodorus sicily english translation c h oldfather, used. Arguing for a thorough critical reappraisal of diodorus as a minor but far from idiotic historian himself, peter green published diodorus siculus, books 1112. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission. Instances of punishments for the desecration of the shrines of demeter and core are given in book 14. Classical texts library diodorus siculus, library of history book 4. This name obviously is used here to include, not only the greeks in contrast to sicels, as in other authors, but such natives of sicily as adopted the greek language and manners.
Living in rome during the last years of the republic, diodorus of sicily produced the most expansive history of the ancient world that has survived from antiquitythe bibliotheke. 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. This comprehensive ebook presents the complete extant works of diodorus siculus, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual delphi bonus material. Read the fulltext online edition of a historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 1998. Diodorus siculus produced a universal history entitled thebibliotheke. According to diodorus own work, he was born at agyrium in sicily now called agira. 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. Asdrubal, the gaulish uprising, and the second punic war. Diodorus library of history takes up twelve volumes in the loeb series. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. Of the hebrews, he said, their forefathers had been banished out. 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.
How the carthaginians with great armaments made war upon sicily chaps. 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. Murray but odysseus went forth from the harbor by the rough path up over the woodland and through the heights to the place where athena had shewed him that he should find the goodly swineherd, who cared for his substance above all the slaves that goodly odysseus had gotten. Philistus of syracuse composed in thirteen books his history of sicily from the earliest times to approximately his own day. Book from the collections of unknown library language ancient greek. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world. Diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens. Diodori bibliotheca historica by diodorus, siculus. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. The termination of the truce by the lacedaemonians, and the peloponnesian war, as it is called, against the athenians chap.
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. How xerxes, leaving mardonius behind as commander, withdrew with a portion of his army to asia chap. Diodorus siculus and the first century book description. Dec 31, 2015 islam, the quran, and the five pillars all without a flamewar. In the traditional arrangement of the fragments of diodorus, the fragments of books 38 and 39 are shown together, because it is not certain where the split between the two books occurred.
Diodorus was a sicilian who wrote a universal history sometime in the first century 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. No such account is found in the extant books of diodorus. Homer, odyssey book 18 theoi classical texts library. Murray 1 but odysseus went forth from the harbor by the rough path up over the woodland and through the heights to the place where athena had shewed him that he should find the goodly swineherd, who cared for his substance above all the slaves that goodly odysseus had gotten. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world including egypt, india, arabia, greece and europe. 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 source. With one exception, antiquity affords no further information about diodorus life and doing than is to be found in his own work, bibliotheca historica. Their forefathers had been banished out the history of. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners. Islam, the quran, and the five pillars all without a flamewar. 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. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b.
Diodorus siculus, the library of history translated by charles henry oldfather. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. A commentary volume 1 of diodorus siculus volume 1 of diodorus siculus. On the ethiopians who dwell beyond libya and their antiquities book iii, chaps. He came to rome in the middle of the first century b. How themistocles outgeneralled xerxes and the greeks conquered the barbarians in the naval battle of salamis chaps. The historical library diodorus siculus 1st c bce book i. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 by p. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian.
In greek mythology, iphitos or iphitus was an oechalian prince and one of the argonauts. Diodorus of sicily, with an english translation by c. 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. Murray, odyssey, volume i books 112 1919, loeb classical library.
Several islands of this name are known in the greek world, and on one of them artemis slew orion odyssey, 5. Diodorus siculus, library, book xiii, contents of the. In his preface to book 20, diodorus complains that some historians include too many and. Dictys cretensis diodorus siculus, library of history. The earliest date diodorus mentions is his visit to egypt in the 180th olympiad between 60 and 56 bc. 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. Diodorus siculus also says that helios and rhodos had one daughter. Diodorus siculus, library, book xi, contents of the. Homers classic poem features odysseuss encounters with the beautiful nymph. Book 36 of diodorus siculus historical library, translated into english. Diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens book. Diodoros sikeliotes was a greek historian, who wrote works of history between 60 and 30 bc. 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.
For long stretches of greek history in the classical period, diodorus siculus provides the only surviving continuous narrative of events. If you want to read a rarer book or read one in the original language then you cant do better than the loeb editions. His work covers both roman and greek history and is useful for providing a general mediterranean view of classical history. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. For this narrative he summarized, however incompetently, the work of earlier and greater historians whose original texts are lost to us. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. The ancient classics series provides ereaders with the wisdom of the classical world, with both english translations and the original greek texts.
Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. Hyperboreans f714 is somewhat better represented by lengthy fragments f. 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. Homer, odyssey book 14 theoi classical texts library. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions. 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.
A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15. Jan 16, 2018 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. The seabattle between the syracusans and the athenians and the victory of the athenians. Uterary sources, a history of sicily and the western. 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. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. 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. Diodorus siculus, the library of history, books ii. 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 visit was marked by his witnessing an angry mob demand the death of a roman citizen who had accidentally killed a cat, an animal sacred to the ancient egyptians bibliotheca historica 1. This is the title which the ancients gave to the eleventh book of the odyssey. He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. During his search for the cattle, iphitos met odysseus in messenia.
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