Bibliotheca Historica

Name: Bibliotheca Historica
ISBN: 9788818160123

Diodorus Siculus

227 pages · about 4 hours
First published 1472
61 editions

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1 About this book

Universal history of mythical times to 60 BCE.

Good for readers who want: ancient history, history, and a true life story.

Ancient History
History
World history
Biography
History, Ancient
Indic Mythology
Kings and rulers
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

2 About Diodorus Siculus

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, between 60 and 30 BC. The history is arranged in three parts.

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