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The library of history
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Diodorus Siculus' *Library of History* is a monumental work of universal history, consisting of forty books divided into three sections.
The first section (Books 1-6) deals with the mythological history of non-Greek and Greek peoples up to the Trojan War. The second section (Books 7-17) covers history from the Trojan War to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. The third section (Books 18-40) continues the history up to either 60 BCE or the beginning of Caesar's Gallic War. Only Books 1-5 and 11-20 have survived in their entirety, with fragments of the rest.
Diodorus is valued for his detailed and faithful compilation of sources, including works now lost from authors like Ephorus, Apollodorus, and Timaeus.
The first section (Books 1-6) deals with the mythological history of non-Greek and Greek peoples up to the Trojan War. The second section (Books 7-17) covers history from the Trojan War to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. The third section (Books 18-40) continues the history up to either 60 BCE or the beginning of Caesar's Gallic War. Only Books 1-5 and 11-20 have survived in their entirety, with fragments of the rest.
Diodorus is valued for his detailed and faithful compilation of sources, including works now lost from authors like Ephorus, Apollodorus, and Timaeus.
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