Diodorus Siculus

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...

Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian from Agyrium in Sicily, lived around 80–20 BCE. He authored forty books of world history, referred to as Library of History, which is divided into three parts: mythical history of non-Greek and Greek peoples up to the Trojan War; history up to Alexander's death in 323 BCE; and history up to 54 BCE. Out of...

Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian from Agyrium in Sicily, around 80–20 BCE, authored forty books of world history known as Library of History. This work is divided into three parts: mythical history of both non-Greek and Greek peoples up to the Trojan War; history until Alexander's death in 323 BCE; and history up to 54 BCE. We have complete Books...

Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian from Agyrium in Sicily, ca. 80–20 BCE, authored forty books of world history, titled Library of History, in three parts: mythical history of peoples, non-Greek and Greek, up to the Trojan War; history leading to Alexander's death (323 BCE); and history up to 54 BCE. Of this extensive work, we have complete Books I–V (focusing...

Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian from Agyrium in Sicily, lived approximately between 80–20 BCE. He authored forty books of world history, titled Library of History, divided into three parts: the mythical history of peoples, both non-Greek and Greek, up to the Trojan War; history leading up to Alexander's death in 323 BCE; and history until 54 BCE. In his collection,...

Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian from Agyrium in Sicily, active approximately 80–20 BCE, authored forty books of world history under the title Library of History. This work is structured in three parts: mythical history of various peoples, both non-Greek and Greek, up until the Trojan War; history covering the period up to Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE; and...