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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 ...
Diodorus Siculus reported he had heard that Callon was a priestess prior to his marriage. [ 1 ] Although little is known about Callon's married life, Diodorus Siculus recorded that Callon was "not capable of natural Embraces as a Woman" and was forced "to endure those [embraces] that were preternatural, or besides nature". [ 1 ]
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]
Ictis, or Iktin, is or was an island described as a tin trading centre in the Bibliotheca historica of the Sicilian-Greek historian Diodorus Siculus, writing in the first century BC. While Ictis is widely accepted to have been an island somewhere off the southern coast of what is now England, scholars continue to debate its precise location.
Alcaeus, the original name of Heracles (according to Diodorus Siculus), which was given to him on account of his descent from Alcaeus, the son of Perseus mentioned above. [ 3 ] Alcaeus, a son of Heracles by a female slave of Iardanus , from whom the dynasty of the Heraclids in Lydia were believed to be descended. [ 4 ]
Helepolis (Greek: ἑλέπολις, meaning: "Taker of Cities") is the Greek name for a movable siege tower.. The most famous was that invented by Polyidus of Thessaly, and improved by Demetrius I of Macedon and Epimachus of Athens, for the Siege of Rhodes (305 BC).
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 ...