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Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Ancient Greek: Διόδωρος, romanized: Diódōros; fl. 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian from Sicily. He is known for writing the monumental universal history Bibliotheca historica , in forty books, fifteen of which survive intact, [ 1 ] between 60 and 30 BC.
Diodorus Siculus translated by C.H. Oldfather, English translation, Greek text, Books 9–17 (text) Diodorus Siculus translated by C.H. Oldfather, English translation, Book 4 (text) The manuscripts of Diodorus Siculus by Roger Pearse (list only) Bibliotheca Historica (books 1-32), Bill Thayer's Web Site; Bibliotheca Historica (books 33-40 ...
With the assistance of several other Sicilian Greek cities, Timoleon emerged victorious and reinstated a democratic regime in Syracuse. The siege is described by the ancient historians Diodorus Siculus and Plutarch, but there are important differences in their accounts.
The monument can be dated to 406 BCE, on the basis of an action by two Carthaginian generals, ’Adnoiba‘al (Idnibal) [7] and Ḥimilco, who are mentioned in lines 9-10. . The Greek historian Diodorus Siculus tells that both generals were active in a Carthaginian military campaign in Sicily in 406 BCE, in particular the siege and taking of the city of Akragas (Bibliotheca historica, 13.43.5 ...
Diodorus Siculus calls the Carthaginian citizen infantry as the Sacred Band of Carthage. He puts their number at 2,500 and states that they all fought to the death. Of the other nationalities of the army, more than 10,000 perished and 15,000 were taken captive. [16]
Diodorus Siculus, in another passage, says that Ducetius colonised Kale Akte in 440 BCE, the same year he died. [8] Thus, the date of foundation seems to be uncertain. In addition, recent excavations at Caronia , the site of the Hellenistic and Roman Caleacte , have revealed only very sparse remains from the 5th century BCE, and show that a ...
Diodorus Siculus counts 200 Greek casualties and 1,000 for the Carthaginians, adding that others give a number up to 6,000 killed Carthaginians. [14] Justin gives 2,000 Greek and 3,000 Carthaginian dead. [15] A modern estimate is that the Greeks lost 500 men and the Carthaginians 3,000. [10]
The main source for the period is Diodorus Siculus's Bibliotheca historica, written in the 1st century BC, which is therefore a secondary source. [3] Diodorus devotes Book XVI to the period of Philip's reign, but the action is much compressed, and due to the scope of the work, this book also contains details of happenings during the same period ...