Diodoros of Sicily: Bibliotheke Historike - Books 21-40: From the Battle of Ipsos (301 BC) to the Catilinarian Conspiracy (62 BC)

Diodoros' Bibliotheke Historike, written in the last half of the first century BC, is a major source for ancient history from earliest times to his own era. This is the first English translation of Books 21-40 (301-62 BC) in seventy years, and the first ever commentary on those portions of the text. Major topics include the history of Sicily, the career of Hannibal, the slave wars that plagued the era, and the increasing instability of the Roman Republic. Diodoros' insight into the events of these years is a major source for that era, but his account, which survives only in fragments excerpted and to some extent paraphrased by later Byzantine scholars, has long been neglected.

List of contents

List of Maps; Preface; Introduction; Major Topics Covered in Books 21-40; Book 21; Book 22; Book 23; Book 24; Book 25; Book 26; Book 27; Book 28; Book 29; Book 30; Book 31; Book 32; Book 33; Book 34; Book 35; Book 36; Book 37; Book 38; Book 39; Book 40; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Abbreviations; Bibliography; List of Passages Cited; Index.

Product details

• Assisted by: Roller Duane W. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.11.2025
• EAN: 9781009277495
• ISBN: 978-1-009-27749-5
• Illustrations: 10 maps, Karten, Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, 3rd century, c 299 to c 200 BCE