Over the door of the library in Thebes is the inscription "Medicine for the soul. — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital city], is supposed to have asked the Persian King Cyrus, 'What is it that all those men of yours are so intent upon doing?' 'They are plundering your city and carrying off your treasures,' Cyrus replied. 'Not my city or my treasures,' Croesus corrected him. 'Nothing there any longer belongs to me.… — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share
He (King Philip) wanted as many Greeks as possible to take part in the festivities in honour of the gods, and so planned brilliant… — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
Over the door of the library in Thebes is the inscription "Medicine for the soul. — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
It is absurd to entrust the defense of a country to people who own nothing in it. — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
The myths about Hades and the gods, though they are pure invention, help to make men virtuous. — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
Now when the ancient Egyptians, awestruck and wondering, turned their eyes to the heavens, they concluded that two gods, the sun and the moon,… — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
Such was the end of Philip (II, king of Macedonia) ...He had ruled 24 years. He is known to fame as one who with… — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
Physically the Celts are terrifying in appearance, with deep sounding and very harsh voices. In conversation they use few words and speak in riddles,… — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
