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Diodorus Siculus

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Diodorus Siculus

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Also known as Diodorus, Diodorus of Sicily, Diodoros, Diodoros of Sicily

1st-century BC Greek historian

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Diodorus Siculus was an author born in 90 BCE and died in 20 BCE. He is associated with a collection of 104 works, including titles such as *Diodor's von Sicilien Geschichts-Bibliothek*, *Les fragments de l'histoire des Gracques dans la Bibliotheèque de Diodore de Sicile*, and *Bibliothèque historique de Diodorre de Sicile*. Other listed works include *Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou bibliothēkēs historikēs ta leipsana* and *Diodorus of Sicily*.

The author has five works recorded in the Crossref database. His writings have been referenced by 3,051 other encyclopedia articles.

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Works
104

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  • Diodor's von Sicilien Geschichts-Bibliothek
  • [Diodōros]
  • Les fragments de l'histoire des Gracques dans la Bibliotheèque de Diodore de Sicile
  • Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou bibliothēkēs historikēs ta leipsana
  • Bibliothèque historique de Diodorre de Sicile

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5 total works indexed

  1. The Library of History

    · 1933 · cited 36x

  2. <i>THE GOVERNANCE OF THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS</i>: <i>A Philosophical Fable</i>

    · 1971 · cited 2x

  3. Bucolics

    · 1934 · cited 1x

  4. Römische Annalen bis 302 a. Chr.

    · 1912 · cited 1x

  5. Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana

    · 1985 · cited 1x

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Quotes

  • “He [King Philip] wanted as many Greeks as possible to take part in the festivities in honour of the gods, and so planned brilliant musical contests and lavish banquets for his friends and guests. Out of all Greece he summoned his personal guest-friends and ordered the members of his court to bring along as many as they could of their acquaintances from abroad.”
  • “Every seat in the theatre was taken when Philip appeared wearing a white cloak, and by his express orders his bodyguard held away from him and followed only at a distance, since he wanted to show publicly that he was protected by the goodwill of all the Greeks, and had no need of a guard of spearmen.”
  • “Such was the end of Philip [II, king of Macedonia] ... He had ruled twenty-four years. He is known to fame as one who with but the slenderest resources to support his claim to a throne won for himself the greatest empire among the Hellenes [Greeks], while the growth of his position was not due so much to his prowess in arms as to his adroitness and cordiality in diplomacy.”
  • “After this Alexander left Dareius's mother, his daughters, and his son in Susa, providing them with persons to teach them the Greek language, and marching on with his army on the fourth day reached the Tigris River.”
  • “Alexander observed that his soldiers were exhausted with their constant campaigns. ... The hooves of the horses had been worn thin by steady marching. The arms and armour were wearing out, and the Greek clothing was quite gone. They had to clothe themselves in materials of the barbarians,...”

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Encyclopedic overview

Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Ancient Greek: Διόδωρος, romanized: Diódōros; fl. 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian from Sicily. He is known for writing the monumental universal history Bibliotheca historica, in forty books, fifteen of which survive intact, between 60 and 30 BC. The history is arranged in three parts. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of Troy, arranged geographically, describing regions around the world from Egypt, India and Arabia to Europe. The second covers the time from the Trojan War to the death of Alexander the Great. The third covers the period to about 60 BC. Bibliotheca, meaning 'library', acknowledges that he was drawing on the work of many other authors.

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