Historical Library
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| Historical Library by , translated by George Booth |
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Bibliotheca historica ("Historical Library"), is a work of Universal history by Diodorus Siculus. It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. The first six books are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of Egypt (book I), of Mesopotamia, India, Scythia, and Arabia (II), of North Africa (III), and of Greece and Europe (IV - VI). In the next section (books VII - XVII), he recounts the history of the World starting with the Trojan War, down to the death of Alexander the Great. The last section (books XVII to the end) concerns the historical events from the successors of Alexander down to either 60 BC or the beginning of Caesar's Gallic War in 45 BC. — Excerpted from Bibliotheca historica on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Translation by G. Booth (1814) |
[edit] Contents
- To the Reader
- Preface
- Book I
- Book II
- Book III
- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI (fragments)
- Book VII (fragments)
- Book VIII (lost)
- Book IX (fragments)
- Book X (fragments)
- Book XI
- Book XII
- Book XIII
- Book XIV
- Book XV
- Book XVI
- Book XVII
- Book XVIII
- Book XIX
- Book XX
- Book XXI (fragments)
- Book XXII (fragments)
- Book XXIII (fragments)
- Book XXIV (fragments)
- Book XXV (fragments)
- Book XXVI (fragments)
- Book XXVII (lost)
- Book XXVIII (lost)
- Book XXIX (lost)
- Book XXX (lost)
- Book XXXI (fragments)
- Book XXXII (fragments)
- Book XXXIII (lost)
- Book XXXIV (fragments)
- Book XXXV (lost)
- Book XXXVI (fragments)
- Book XXXVII (fragments)
- Book XXXVIII (lost)
- Book XXXIX (lost)
- Book XL (fragments)
