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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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

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Hippocrates of Gela source Diodorus Siculus
Gelon of Gela describedBySource Diodorus Siculus
Phalaris mentionedIn Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: writings of Diodorus Siculus
Leontini mentionedBy Diodorus Siculus
Battle of Leuctra primarySource Diodorus Siculus
Theban Sacred Band sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
Histories preservedIn Diodorus Siculus
subject surface form: Histories (Timaeus)
Katane mentionedBy Diodorus Siculus
Conon of Athens historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Pharnabazus II historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Astacus mentionedBy Diodorus Siculus
Archidamus II knownFromSource Diodorus Siculus
Peace of Callias (traditional attribution) attestedInSource Diodorus Siculus
subject surface form: Peace of Callias
Darius II of Persia sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
Azemilcus of Tyre historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor describedBySource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Siege of Halicarnassus historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Mallians describedInSource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
siege of Aornos describedIn Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus' Bibliotheca historica
Partition of Triparadisus hasPrimarySource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) primarySource Diodorus Siculus
Deinomenid family knownFrom Diodorus Siculus
Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon as queen consort historicalSources Diodorus Siculus
subject surface form: Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon
Drypetis historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Mass wedding at Susa recordedBy Diodorus Siculus
Capture of the family of Darius III after the Battle of Issus historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus' Bibliotheca historica
Barsine sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Chares of Athens sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
Siege of Persepolis documentedIn Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Eumenes of Cardia sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Memnon of Rhodes historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Arsites historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Siege of Miletus describedIn Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life hasSource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus' Bibliotheca historica
mortuary temple of Amenemhat III mentionedBy Diodorus Siculus
subject surface form: Mortuary Temple of Amenemhat III
Egyptian Labyrinth describedBy Diodorus Siculus
Conon historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Telchines sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
Battle of the Jhelum historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’s Bibliotheca historica
Parmenion historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Hawara describedBy Diodorus Siculus
Bucephalus appearsIn Diodorus Siculus
this entity surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Battle of Cyzicus historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Jason of Pherae notedBy Diodorus Siculus
Curetes describedIn Diodorus Siculus
Alexander of Pherae knownFrom Diodorus Siculus