Diodorus Siculus

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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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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

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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
Milo of Croton mentionedBy Diodorus Siculus