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Diodorus Siculus.

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Presents and contextualises extracts from the Historical Library of Diodorus.

There are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC author, is the only one to have written a comprehensive history (the Bibliotheca Historica or Historical Library) in which more than cursory attention is paid to Persia. The Bibliotheca Historica covers the entire period from Persia's prehistory until the arrival of the Parthians from the East and that of Roman power throughout Asia Minor and beyond from the West, around 750 years after Assyrian rule ended.

Diodorus' contribution to our knowledge of Persian history is therefore of great value for the modern historian of the Ancient Near East and in this book Jan Stronk provides the first complete translation of Diodorus' account of the history of Persia. He also examines and evaluates both Diodorus' account and the sources he used to compose his work, taking into consideration the historical, political and archaeological factors that may have played a role in the transmission of the evidence he used to acquire the raw material underlying his Bibliotheca.

History, Ancient --- Historiography --- Diodorus, --- Iran --- History --- E-books --- Historiography. --- Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus) --- To 640 --- Diodori Siculi Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Library of history (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Diodori Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Vivliothēkē (Diodorus, Siculus)

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"The Bibliotheke of Diodoros of Sicily is the most voluminous Greek historiographical text from the pre-Christian era, and contains the only preserved continuous account of Classical Greek history; for many aspects of this history, such as the events in Sicily, the rise of Macedon under Philip II or the history of the Successors, it is our main or only source. It is thus often used as a source by ancient historians, and a great deal of energy has been spent on identifying which sources Diodoros himself used. Interest in Diodoros as an author in his own right, however, is a comparatively recent phenomenon. The contributors to this volume, junior scholars as well as leading international experts, set out to confront the old and new approaches to Diodoros, studying his first century BC context, questions of genre and purpose, his relationship to his predecessors, composition and narrative technique, the role of the gods and myth in the work, the use of speeches, and Diodoros' interest in themes like war, writing, language and politics. In so doing they offer exciting new insights into the Bibliotheke and the development of Greek historiography, which in turn also shed important new light on the old question of Diodoros' value as a source. "--

Diodorus, --- Greece --- History --- Historiography --- Civilization --- Civilization, Classical --- History, Ancient --- Historiography. --- Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus). --- To 146 B.C. --- Greece. --- Criticism and interpretation --- Diodore de Sicile

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"This book involves a new historiographical study of the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia that defines its relationship with fifth- and fourth-century historical works as well as its role as a source of Diodorus' Bibliotheke. The traditional and common approach taken by those who studied the HO is primarily historical: scholars have focused on particular, often isolated, topics such as the question of the authorship, the historical perspective of the HO against other Hellenica from the 4th century BC. This book is unconventional in that it offers a study of the HO and fifth- and fourth-century historical works supported by papyrological enquiries and literary strategies, such as intertextuality and narratology, which will undoubtedly contribute to the progress of research in ancient historiography"--Provided by publisher.

History, Ancient --- Histoire ancienne --- Historiography. --- Research. --- Historiographie --- Recherche --- Diodorus, --- Hellenica Oxyrhynchia. --- Greece --- Grèce --- History --- Historiography --- Histoire --- Research --- Geschichtsschreibung. --- Diodorus / Siculus / Bibliotheca historica. --- Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus). --- To 146 B.C. --- Greece. --- Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C. --- Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C --- To 146 B.C --- Grèce --- Ancient history --- Ancient world history --- World history --- Griechenland --- Hellas --- Yaṿan --- Vasileion tēs Hellados --- Hellēnikē Dēmokratia --- République hellénique --- Royaume de Grèce --- Kingdom of Greece --- Hellenic Republic --- Ancient Greece --- Ελλάδα --- Ellada --- Ελλάς --- Ellas --- Ελληνική Δημοκρατία --- Ellēnikē Dēmokratia --- Elliniki Dimokratia --- Grecia --- Grčija --- Hellada --- اليونان --- يونان --- al-Yūnān --- Yūnān --- 希腊 --- Xila --- Греция --- Gret︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Criticism --- Diodori Siculi Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Library of history (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Diodori Bibliotheca historica (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Vivliothēkē (Diodorus, Siculus) --- Gret͡sii͡ --- History, Ancient - Historiography --- History, Ancient - Research --- Diodorus, - Siculus. - Bibliotheca historica --- Greece - History - To 146 B.C. - Historiography --- Greece - History - Spartan and Theban supremacies, 404-362 B.C. - Historiography

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The traditional Diodoran scholarship has been challenged in the last decades by a revisionist approach, which concentrates on Diodorus Siculus’ contribution rather than on his lost sources. Building on that approach, this book focuses on the Bibliotheke’s first pentad, which has usually been neglected as a subject of research, and explores the author’s depictions of journeys made by gods and culture-heroes. A thorough investigation of his historiographical methods and his representation of mythical figures demonstrates that the mythological narrative is not only an essential part of his universal history, but also an important supplement to our knowledge of Hellenistic civilization, especially its mentality and historical geography.

Diodorus. --- Diodorus, Siculus. Bibliotheca historica. Book 1-5. --- History, Ancient - Historiography. --- History, Ancient -- Historiography. --- Mythology, Greek - Historiography. --- Mythology, Greek -- Historiography. --- Mythology, Greek, in literature. --- History, Ancient --- Mythology, Greek --- Mythology, Greek, in literature --- History & Archaeology --- History - General --- Historiography --- Historiography. --- Diodorus, --- Greek mythology --- History, Ancient - Historiography --- Mythology, Greek - Historiography --- Diodorus, - Siculus. - Bibliotheca historica. - Book 1-5