He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books, diodorus siculus. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission. Diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. She found telemachus and the noble son of nestor lying in the forehall of the palace of glorious menelaus.
Localization of the odysseys underworld openedition journals. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 p. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 by p. Diodorus siculus has 81 books on goodreads with 42 ratings. In book ii of the history, the story is told of how proteus rose to the throne of egypt out of. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. The historical library diodorus siculus 1st c bce book i. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. 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. For long stretches of greek history in the classical period, diodorus siculus provides the only surviving continuous narrative of events.
Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts.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. To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h. The earliest date diodorus mentions is his visit to egypt in the 180th olympiad between 60 and 56 bc. I refer not just to geographers like eratosthenes and strabo4. Diodorus siculus, library, book xi, contents of the eleventh.
Written between 60 and 30 bc, diodorus siculus library of history relates significant topics in world history. Diodorus siculus s most popular book is library of history, volume i. Asdrubal, the gaulish uprising, and the second punic war. Stylianou, a historical commentary on diodorus siculus 15 oxford, 1998, 49. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus book 15. On the ethiopians who dwell beyond libya and their antiquities book iii, chaps. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Dictys cretensis diodorus siculus, library of history. Greek tragedies vol 4, university of chicago press. 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. Diodorus the sicilian, usually called diodorus siculus, was a contemporary of caesar and augustushe seems to have made.
See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. 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. On pityussa and the gymnesiae islands, which some call the baliarides chaps. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Diodorus siculus and the first century book description. Project muse a historical commentary on diodorus siculus. At the conclusion of the year, in athens diotrephes was archon and in rome the consuls elected were lucius valerius and aulus mallius, and the eleians celebrated the ninetynin. This study is, as the dust jacket informs us, the fullest ever undertaken for. Modern books that purport to trace the real journey of odysseus are typically. Both the introduction and the organization of the book cast it more as a presentation of. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. 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.
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 lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. In greek mythology, proteus was an ancient egyptian king who was associated with the island of pharos, his residence in homers odyssey. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. For this narrative he summarized, however incompetently, the work of earlier and greater historians whose original texts are lost to us.
Diodorus siculus and the world of the late roman republic by. 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. Arguing for a thorough critical reappraisal of diodorus as a minor but far from idiotic historian himself, peter green published diodorus siculus, books 1112. This study is, as the dust jacket informs us, the fullest ever undertaken for any part of diodorus. Diodorus siculuss most popular book is library of history, volume i. Diodorus siculus, the library of history, books ii. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was an ancient greek historian. Diodorus of sicily, with an english translation by c. He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Athena travels to sparta, where she finds telemachus and pisistratus, nestors son. 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. Dec 31, 2015 why cant your body handle a punch to the liver. 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 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25 chapter.
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