Diodorus Siculus

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ancient Greek historian chronicler historian writer

Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.

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Label Occurrences
Diodorus Siculus canonical 78
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica 13
Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek historian ⓘ
chronicler ⓘ
historian ⓘ
writer ⓘ
aimOfWork to compile a universal history ⓘ
birthPlace Agyrium ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece
deathPlace Sicily ⓘ
describedBySource Suda ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicity Greek ⓘ
extentOfSurvivalOfWork books 11–20 complete ⓘ
books 1–5 complete ⓘ
fragments of other books ⓘ
fieldOfWork historiography ⓘ
history ⓘ
floruit 1st century BCE ⓘ
genre universal history ⓘ
influencedBy Ephorus of Cyme ⓘ
Hecataeus of Miletus ⓘ
surface form: Hecataeus of Abdera

Herodotus ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ
Timaeus of Tauromenium ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek ⓘ
notableWork Bibliotheca historica ⓘ
Historical Library ⓘ
numberOfBooksInWork 40 ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
sourceFor Roman Republican history ⓘ
Sicilian history of the 5th century BCE ⓘ
history of the Diadochi ⓘ
timePeriodCoveredInWork mythological times to 1st century BCE ⓘ
travelledTo Asia Minor ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
workLocation Alexandria ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
writingStyleDescribedAs compilatory ⓘ
uncritical ⓘ
wroteAbout Egyptian history ⓘ
Greek history ⓘ
Near Eastern history ⓘ
Roman history ⓘ
Sicilian history ⓘ
his own era ⓘ
mythological history ⓘ
mythological times ⓘ

Referenced by (110)

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Apollodorus of Athens → citedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Bruttians → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Rhegion → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Rhegium → presentInSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Himera → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Naxos (Sicily) → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Posidonius of Apamea → usedAsSourceBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Timaeus of Tauromenium → influenced → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Archidamian War → documentedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Indian campaign → source → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Battle of Granicus → historicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of the Granicus
Hawara pyramid complex → describedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Battle of Issus → primarySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Siege of Tyre → recordedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Battle of the Hydaspes → historicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Battle of Aegospotami → primarySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Battle of Arginusae → source → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Bruttii → historicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Macedonian court → historicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Onomarchus → historicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Melpomene → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Omphale → sourceText → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus, Library of History
Stymphalian Birds → mentionedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus, Library of History
Capture of Cerberus → narratedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History
Nemean lion myth → laterSources → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
LernaeanHydra → mentionedInSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: DiodorusSiculusLibraryOfHistory
Hyllus → mentionedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Deianira → appearsIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus' Library of History
Rhode → mentionedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica
Haliartus → mentionedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’s Bibliotheca historica
Electryon → mythologicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Hanging Gardens of Babylon → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Athenian tribute of youths and maidens → narratedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus' Library of History
Asteria → sourceText → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Androgeus → mentionedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History
Sthenelus → describedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus, Library of History
King Porus → sourceMention → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Pirithous → literarySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Asopus → source → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Queen Hippolyta → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
King Ergamenes → describedBySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Battle of Cape Ecnomus → primarySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Epaminondas → describedBySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Mantineia → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Lapiths → describedBySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Quintus Poppaedius Silo → historicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Roman–Samnite Wars → historicalSource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Archidamus III → mentionedIn → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
this entity surface form: writings of Diodorus Siculus
Roman–Lucanian conflicts → describedBySource → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Milo of Croton → mentionedBy → Diodorus Siculus ⓘ