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Diodorus Siculus

Historian

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Diodorus Siculus is a historian.

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Profession: Historian

About Diodorus Siculus

[Wikidata] 1st-century BC Greek historian... | [Wikipedia] Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily 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. The first covers mythic h

Quotes by Diodorus Siculus

King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital city], is supposed to have asked the Persian King Cyrus, 'What is it that…

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Cities

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He (King Philip) wanted as many Greeks as possible to take part in the festivities in honour of the gods, and so…

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Acquaintance

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Over the door of the library in Thebes is the inscription "Medicine for the soul.

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Doors

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It is absurd to entrust the defense of a country to people who own nothing in it.

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Absurd

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The myths about Hades and the gods, though they are pure invention, help to make men virtuous.

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Hades

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Now when the ancient Egyptians, awestruck and wondering, turned their eyes to the heavens, they concluded that two gods, the sun and…

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Ancient

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Such was the end of Philip (II, king of Macedonia) ...He had ruled 24 years. He is known to fame as one…

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Arms

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Physically the Celts are terrifying in appearance, with deep sounding and very harsh voices. In conversation they use few words and speak…

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Ability

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