Diodoros of Sicily: Bibliotheke Historike: Volume 2, Books 16-17: The Rise of Macedon Under Philip II...

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Diodoros Phillip Harding

Diodoros of Sicily

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Bibliotheke Historike: Volume 2, Books 16-17: The Rise of Macedon Under Philip II and the Conquests...

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Cambridge University Press
12 May 2026

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

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 offer the best account of the career of Philip II of Macedon, his conquest of Greece and his assassination, as well as the earliest extant history of the career of Alexander the Great. Book 16 is also the main source for the Persian re-conquest of Egypt by Artaxerxes III (Okhos), the seizure of Delphi by the Phokians in the Third Sacred War, and Athens' defeat by a coalition of her allies in the Social War. 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.

By: Diodoros
Edited and translated by: Phillip Harding
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 859g
ISBN: 9781108713207
ISBN 10: 1108713203
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 12 May 2026
Audience: Adult education , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of maps and figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; Book 16; Book 17; Glossary; Appendix: chronological outline; Bibliography; Index.

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), Athens Transformed, 404–262 BC (2015) and Diodoros of Sicily: Bibliotheke Historike, vol. 1: Books 14-15 (Cambridge, 2021).