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Diodorus Siculus, C. H. Oldfather

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Harvard Uni.Press Academi
01 January 1935

Literary essays; History; Ancient Greek

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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Diodorus Siculus, Greek historian of Agyrium in Sicily, ca. 80–20 BCE, wrote forty books of world history, called Library of History, in three parts: mythical history of peoples, non-Greek and Greek, to the Trojan War; history to Alexander's death (323 BCE); history to 54 BCE. Of this we have complete Books I–V (Egyptians, Assyrians, Ethiopians, Greeks) and Books XI–XX (Greek history 480–302 BCE); and fragments of the rest. He was an uncritical compiler, but used good sources and reproduced them faithfully. He is valuable for details unrecorded elsewhere, and as evidence for works now lost, especially writings of Ephorus, Apollodorus, Agatharchides, Philistus, and Timaeus.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Diodorus Siculus is in twelve volumes.

By: Diodorus Siculus
Translated by: C. H. Oldfather
Imprint: Harvard Uni.Press Academi
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: No 303
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9780674993341
ISBN 10: 0674993349
Series: Loeb Classical Library
Pages: 549
Publication Date: 01 January 1935
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active