Diodoros of Sicily: Bibliotheke Historike, Volume 1 : Books 14-15: The Greek World in the Fourth Century BC from the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Death of Artaxerxes II (Mnemon)

by: Harding, P.

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Diodoros of Sicily (c.90–c.30 BC) spent thirty years producing an encyclopedic compendium of world history from its mythical beginnings to his own day. His is the only surviving, connected account of Greek affairs from 480/79 to 302/1. The books translated in this volume cover the years from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the aftermath of the Battle of Mantineia in 362/1. These were crucial years in the struggle for supremacy in Greece amongst the Greek states, Sparta, Athens and Thebes, before they were overtaken by the unexpected rise of Macedon. Diodoros also provides the only extant account of the career of Dionysios I of Syracuse and the Cypriot war between Persia and Evagoras of Salamis. The translation is supported by extensive notes and the Introduction examines Diodoros' moral and educational purpose in writing, the plan of his work, his sources, and his qualities as a historian.

An up-to-date translation of Diodoros' account of a crucial period of Greek history
Extensive notes illuminate points of interest in the text and its relationship with other historical sources for the period
The Introduction provides deeper understanding of and context for Diodoros' work

Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Maps
Introduction
Book 14
Book 15
Glossary
Appendix: Chronological Outline
Bibliography
Index.

Diodoros of Sicily: Bibliotheke Historike, Volume 1 : Books 14-15: The Greek World in the Fourth Century BC from the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Death of Artaxerxes II (Mnemon)

by: Harding, P.

• ISBN-13: 9781108706346 / 978-1-108-70634-6
• ISBN-03: 1108706347 / 1-108-70634-7
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2021

Price: 22,26 EURO

1 copy in stock