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In the Bibliotheca historica, Diodorus sets out to write a universal history, covering the entire world and all periods of time.Each book opens with a table of its contents and a preface discussing the relevance of history, issues in the writing of history or the significance of the events discussed in that book.
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, [1] between 60 and 30 BC. The history is arranged in ...
This caused a huge controversy between the two humanists that ended with the flight of Trapezuntius from Rome. In addition to this, he was entrusted with the translation of some books of the Bibliotheca historica of Diodorus. It is not clear whether Iacopo had already finished his translation of the Archimedean works in his years in Pavia and ...
[2] [3] The main source for the period is Diodorus Siculus's Bibliotheca historica, written in the 1st century BC, which is therefore very much a secondary source. [4] Diodorus is often derided by modern historians for his style and inaccuracies, but he preserves many details of the ancient period found nowhere else.
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However, it was soon destroyed and the site remained uninhabited at the time Diodorus wrote the Bibliotheca historica, [2] which he finished in approximately 60 BCE. Palike's destruction most likely happened in 440 BCE, when the city of Trinakie was destroyed by Syracuse according to Diodorus Siculus.
Diodorus Siculus as depicted in a 19th-century fresco. The earliest surviving description of Gangaridai appears in Bibliotheca historica of writer Diodorus Siculus (69 BCE-16AD). This account is based on a now-lost work, probably the writings of either Megasthenes or Hieronymus of Cardia. [7]
The only portions of this story that can be read are located in Diodorus Siculus' Bibliotheca historica, and these are in the form of excerpts. [5] The title of the story may also have been, The Adventures of Iambulus in the Southern Ocean, but this is unknown as no original manuscript exists.