Diodoros of Sicily, Bibliotheke historike. Books 21-40, From the Battle of Ipsos (301 BC) to the Catilinarian Conspiracy (62 BC) / translation, with introduction and notes by Duane W. Roller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diodorus, Siculus, author.

Contributor:

Roller, Duane W., translator, writer of introduction.

Standardized Title:

Bibliotheca historica. Book 21-40. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Classical.

History, Ancient.

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : maps

Other Title:

From the Battle of Ipsos (301 BC) to the Catilinarian Conspiracy (62 BC)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Diodoros' Bibliotheke Historike, written in the last half of the first century BC, is a major source for ancient history from earliest times to his own era. This is the first English translation of Books 21-40 (301-62 BC) in seventy years, and the first ever commentary on those portions of the text. Major topics include the history of Sicily, the career of Hannibal, the slave wars that plagued the era, and the increasing instability of the Roman Republic. Diodoros' insight into the events of these years is a major source for that era, but his account, which survives only in fragments excerpted and to some extent paraphrased by later Byzantine scholars, has long been neglected"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 04, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Diodorus, Siculus. Diodoros of Sicily, Bibliotheke historike. Books 21-40, From the Battle of Ipsos (301 BC) to the Catilinarian Conspiracy (62 BC)

ISBN:

9781009277501

1009277502

9781009277518

1009277510

9781009277471

1009277472

OCLC:

1484882035

Access Restriction:

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