{"product_id":"library-of-history-volume-xi-by-diodorus-siculus-9780674994508","title":"Library of History, Volume XI","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiodorus Siculus, a Greek historian from Agyrium in Sicily, lived around 80–20 BCE. He authored forty books of world history, referred to as \u003cem\u003eLibrary of History\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOut of this monumental work, we have complete Books I–V, which cover Egyptians, Assyrians, Ethiopians, and Greeks, and Books XI–XX, focusing on Greek history from 480–302 BCE. The rest of the work survives only in fragments. Though Diodorus was an uncritical compiler, he utilised excellent sources and reproduced them accurately. His work is significant for its detailed account of events not recorded elsewhere and serves as evidence for works now lost. Among the sources he used were the writings of Ephorus, Apollodorus, Agatharchides, Philistus, and Timaeus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of \u003cem\u003eDiodorus Siculus\u003c\/em\u003e is presented in twelve volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471076081900,"sku":"9780674994508","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7f69279b92b66717639ea245fefd4e95.jpg?v=1775792481","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/library-of-history-volume-xi-by-diodorus-siculus-9780674994508","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}