The historical library of diodorus siculus is a detailed account of greek and roman history down to the authors own time about 60 b. Jun 23, 2014 delphi complete works of diodorus siculus illustrated ebook written by diodorus siculus. 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. Read diodorus siculus book 1 online, read in mobile or kindle. Indeed, as the notes say, diodorus repeats the story in book xviii. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur. The notes there state that appian tells the same story of xanthus, traditionally destroyed in this way three times it was something of a literary topos diodorus xvii. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b.
Diodorus siculus s most popular book is library of history, volume i. 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. 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 thirteenth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy, arranged geographically, describing regions. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca.
Library of history loeb classical library library of history volume ix by diodorus 1947, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. 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. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Library of history, volume i diodorus siculus harvard. 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 loeb classical library edition of diodorus siculus is in twelve volumes.
Fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read delphi complete works of diodorus siculus illustrated. Diodorus siculus, library, fragments of book 9, chapter 1. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. Library of history library of history volume ii by diodorus siculu 1935, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Contents of the eleventh 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. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history.
Diodoros sikeliotes was a greek historian, who wrote works of history between 60 and 30 bc. Diodorus siculus primary author only author division. Diodorus siculus is currently considered a single author. He is known for the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica. 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. Jan 16, 2018 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. Pdf diodorus siculus book 1 download ebook for free. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world including egypt, india, arabia, greece and europe. Diodorus siculus article about diodorus siculus by the free. Diodorus siculus is recognized for his attention to detail and faithful text compilation. The ancient classics series provides ereaders with the wisdom of the classical world, with both english translations and the original greek texts. He came to rome in the middle of the first century b.
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. He is known for writing the universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. He is kent for writin the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much o which survives, atween 60 an 30 bc. Download pdf diodorus siculus free online new books in. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Download diodorus siculus book 1 ebook free in pdf and epub format. Diodorus siculus, the persian wars to the fall of athens. Delphi complete works of diodorus siculus illustrated by.
Written between 60 and 30 bc, diodorus siculus library of history relates significant topics in world history. Chapters 114 and 115 of diodorus siculus book 17 give rise to impressive difficulties, considering their relative brevity. Click download or read online button to diodorus siculus book pdf for free now. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Diodorus siculus, library, book xiii, contents of the.
Diodorus siculus download diodorus siculus ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. 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. Diodorus siculus, library, book xi, contents of the. Loebolus is based on edwin donnellys downloebables, aiming to make all the public domain loebs more easily downloadable by rehosting the pdf s directly, without the need to. Diodorus siculuss most popular book is library of history, volume i. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit. Diodorus siculus has 81 books on goodreads with 42 ratings. 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. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. He wrote, in greek, a world history in 40 books, ending with caesars gallic wars. Also extracts from diodorus siculus, josephus, and tacitus, relating to the jews, together with an appendix.
Library of history library of history volume vii by diodorus 1952, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free. This comprehensive ebook presents the complete extant works of diodorus siculus, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual delphi bonus material. 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. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Diodorus siculus was a greek historian who flourished in sicily in the c1st b. To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h. In koine greek, in use during the hellenistic and roman periods, within which the new testament was written, it was used in the singular number with reference to an. A translation with notes of book ii of the library of history of diodorus siculus by murphy, edwin and a great selection of related books, art. Nov 28, 2011 diodorus siculus, greek historian from agyrium in sicily, hence called siculus the sicilian.
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. Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Books by diodorus siculus author of library of history. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history loeb classical library lcl in 10 volumes, with greek and english translation by c. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. According to diodorus own work, he was born at agyrium in sicily now called agira. Oldfather, charles henry, 1887publication date 1935. Diodorus siculus ebooks read ebooks online free ebooks.