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Library (Greek) 12 exemplaren
La rivolta degli schiavi in Sicilia — Auteur — 7 exemplaren
Bibliotheca historica 2 exemplaren
DIODORO SICULO. LIBRI XIX-XX (2021) 1 exemplaar
Historische Bibliothek (2014) 1 exemplaar
Sicilia Delenda Est (1999) 1 exemplaar
Diodorus on Egypt (1985) 1 exemplaar
Historia Graeci 1 exemplaar
Library, 2 volumes 1 exemplaar
Bibliothéké 1 exemplaar

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Gangbare naam
Diodorus Siculus
Officiële naam
Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Diodorus of Sicily
Geboortedatum
c. 1st Century BCE
Overlijdensdatum
c. 1st Century BCE
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Roman Empire
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Agyrium, Sicily
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author
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Diodorus of Sicily was a Greek historian, born at Agyrium (present-day Agira). He flourished in the 1st century BCE, and is known for his "Bibliotheca historica," a universal history of forty books, of which 1–5 and 11–20 are extant.

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I only read the books on Philip of Macedon. Diodorus's history is chock-a-block with wars, alliances, betrayals. Philip's starts out with a massive military defeat but then, due to his indefatigable, charismatic leadership, political and military genius, and (probably) luck, turns into a long string of wins and consolidations in Macedonia. Alliances with Athens, Sparta, and other city states to the south set the stage for Alexander. Diodorus himself is a lucid, capable historian dealing with facts, not legends. This makes it all the stranger that war and turmoil take up almost the whole of his narrative. Those were evidently violent times.… (meer)
 
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Cr00 | Apr 1, 2023 |
"in Antient history Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Diodorus Siculus, Cornelius Nepos, Livy, Sallust, Caesar, Tacitus form such a body as the Student would easily fill up in the after-portions of his [the Latin and Greek teacher's] life." - Thomas Jefferson to Jason Chamberlain, 1 Jul. 1814 [PTJ:RS 7:447-448]

"In all cases I prefer original author to compilers. for a course of Antient history therefore, of Greece and Rome especially, I should advise the usual suite of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Diodorus, Livy, Caesar, Suetonius, Tacitus and Dion, in their originals, if understood, and in translations if not." - Thomas Jefferson to George W. Lewis, 25 Oct. 1825… (meer)
 
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ThomasJefferson | 1 andere bespreking | Jul 23, 2014 |
"in Antient history Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Diodorus Siculus, Cornelius Nepos, Livy, Sallust, Caesar, Tacitus form such a body as the Student would easily fill up in the after-portions of his [the Latin and Greek teacher's] life." - Thomas Jefferson to Jason Chamberlain, 1 Jul. 1814 [PTJ:RS 7:447-448]

"In all cases I prefer original author to compilers. for a course of Antient history therefore, of Greece and Rome especially, I should advise the usual suite of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Diodorus, Livy, Caesar, Suetonius, Tacitus and Dion, in their originals, if understood, and in translations if not." - Thomas Jefferson to George W. Lewis, 25 Oct. 1825… (meer)
 
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ThomasJefferson | 1 andere bespreking | Jul 23, 2014 |
Early Greek history (480 - 302 BC). Fun stuff if you like that sort of thing, (which I do).
 
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JVioland | Jul 14, 2014 |

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