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)
Translation, with Introduction and Notes

A fresh translation of Diodoros' account of a crucial period of Greek history, with extensive notes and a substantial Introduction.

Phillip Harding (Edited and translated by)

9781108499279, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 September 2021

448 pages
23.8 x 19.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.81 kg

'… Harding does an excellent job of providing a historical context for Diodorus' narrative …' Frances Pownall, Histos

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.

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

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA], History [HB]