Uterary sources, a history of sicily and the western. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15. Diodorus siculuss most popular book is library of history, volume i. Islam, the quran, and the five pillars all without a flamewar. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. In book iv, diodorus discusses the history of the argonauts in rationalizing style. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. Books by diodorus siculus author of library of history. Writing social commentary in the bibliotheke diodorus siculus has not enjoyed a positive reputation among historians of antiquity. Geographical and historical patterning in diodorus siculus. Discover book depositorys huge selection of siculus diodorus books online. For long stretches of greek history in the classical period, diodorus siculus provides the only surviving continuous narrative of events. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 book.
Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in. The findings of this investigation are then applied in commenting on book 15, which deals with the crucial years between the kings peace, concluded in 3876 bc, and the aftermath of the battle of mantinea fought in 362 bc. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Diodorus failure to attack herodotus repeatedly by name strongly suggests th. For this narrative he summarized, however incompetently, the work of earlier and greater historians whose original texts are lost to us.
A case study in the reliability of diodorus siculus and. This is the second volume to appear in the projected set of commentaries on the whole of the bibliotheca historica of diodorus siculus an ambitious scholarly undertaking announced in an introductory volume by the same author, in collaboration with two other members of the team d. Asdrubal, the gaulish uprising, and the second punic war book xxv. It is arranged geographically, describing regions around the world. The irony is that all this huffandpuff over quellenforschung makes scarcely any difference to the high value of st.
Table of contents for diodorus siculus, books 1112. The historical library diodorus siculus 1st c bce book i. Diodorus opens the fourth book \ith a defence of his exposition of. A commentary with a frontispiece volume 29 of monographs and textbooks on pure and applied mathematics etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire romain etudes preliminaires aux religions orientales dans lempire. Sacks, diodorus siculus and the first century, princeton 1990, 2336 has. Diodorus covers a lot of ground from the period before the trojan war to julius caesars gallic campaigns. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission. This study, the fullest ever undertaken of diodorus, examines his aims, sources, and methods in detail. Diodorus siculus simple english wikipedia, the free.
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. P j stylianou for long stretches of greek history in the classical period, diodorus siculus provides the only surviving continuous narrative of events. Diodorus siculus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The first to be handed down by tradition to history and memory for us as. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus the online books page. Megasthenes on india, berossus on babylon and manetho on egypt. Diodorus siculus, library, book xii, contents of the twelfth. Diodorus of sicily, with an english translation by c. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus book 15. The causes of the peloponnesian war constitute such a persistent theme in discussions of fifthcentury greek history, in part because of the complexity of the aetiological view of our earliest source, thucydides.
Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b. The findings of this investigation are then applied in commenting on book 15, which deals with the crucial years between the kings peace, concluded in. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. University of glasgow, 31st august 2nd september, 2011. Stylianou, a historical commentary on diodorus stculus book 15, oxford.
Since the nineteenth century his bibliotheke has been dismissed as a derivative work produced by an incompetent compiler, useful often only in so far as one can mine. Diodorus siculus has not enjoyed a positive reputation among historians of antiquity. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 p. He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. The historical library of diodorus siculus is a detailed account of greek and roman history down to the authors own time about 60 b. 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. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca.
It would be a pity if potential readers were to be put off using what is fundamentally a splendid work of scholarship by st. Stylianou, a historical commentary on diodorus siculus 15 oxford, 1998, 49. Diodorus siculus is recognized for his attention to detail and faithful text compilation. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian html with commentary at perseus diodorus, siculus. Diodorus strong conviction on the role of fate in the course of history does not. Although he does not attack any of his predecessors nominatim, he makes it clear.
It is generally agreed that diodorus used ephorus for books 1116. For that reason his book is divided into three sections. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books london. Arguing for a thorough critical reappraisal of diodorus as a minor but far from idiotic historian himself, peter green published diodorus siculus, books 1112. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Since the nineteenth century his bibliotheke has been dismissed as a derivative work produced by an incompetent compiler, useful often only in so far as one can mine his text for lost and, evidently, far superior works of history.
A historical commentary on diodorus siculus, book 15 by p. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus book 15 bryn mawr. A commentary volume 1 of diodorus siculus volume 1 of diodorus siculus. The findings of this investigation are then appliedin commenting on book 15, a particularly important book which deals with the crucial years between the kings peace, concluded in 3876 bc, and the aftermath of the battle of mantinea fought. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The first section books 16 cover the carious myths in a historical way and are divided geographically. A historical commentary on diodorus siculus lexile find. 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.
Dec 31, 2015 islam, the quran, and the five pillars all without a flamewar. The first part covers mythic history up to the destruction of troy. Stylianou, a historical commentary on diodorus siculus 15 oxford. Diodorus siculus or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Diodorus siculus has 81 books on goodreads with 23 ratings. 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. 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 earliest date diodorus mentions is his visit to egypt in the 180th olympiad between 60 and 56 bc. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian.
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