Diodoros of Sicily

Bibliotheke Historike: Volume 1, Books 14-15

Phillip Harding

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Cambridge University Press
16 September 2021

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Classical history & classical civilisation

Diodoros of Sicily (c.90–c.30 BC) spent thirty years producing an encyclopedic compendium of world history from its mythical beginnings to his own day. His is the only surviving, connected account of Greek affairs from 480/79 to 302/1. The books translated in this volume cover the years from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the aftermath of the Battle of Mantineia in 362/1. These were crucial years in the struggle for supremacy in Greece amongst the Greek states, Sparta, Athens and Thebes, before they were overtaken by the unexpected rise of Macedon. Diodoros also provides the only extant account of the career of Dionysios I of Syracuse and the Cypriot war between Persia and Evagoras of Salamis. The translation is supported by extensive notes and the Introduction examines Diodoros' moral and educational purpose in writing, the plan of his work, his sources, and his qualities as a historian.

Edited and translated by: Phillip Harding
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9781108706346
ISBN 10: 1108706347
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 16 September 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Phillip Harding is Emeritus Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of British Columbia, where he taught for thirty-six years. His publications include: From the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Battle of Ipsus (Cambridge, 1985), Androtion and the Atthis (1994), Didymos: On Demosthenes (2006), The Story of Athens (2008) and Athens Transformed, 404-262 BC (2015).