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245 00 $aDiodoros of Sicily :$bhistoriographical theory and practice in the Bibliotheke /$cedited by Lisa Irene Hau, Alexander Meeus, and Brian Sheridan.
246 30 $aHistoriographical theory and practice in the Bibliotheke
264 1 $aLeuven ;$aParis ;$aBristol, CT :$bPeeters,$c2018.
264 4 $c©2018
300 $ax, 612 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
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490 1 $aStudia Hellenistica ;$v58
546 $aIn English with some passages in Greek with English translation; abstracts in English.
500 $aProceedings from the conference Diodorus Siculus : shared myths, world community, and universal history at the Unversity of Glasgow, August 2011.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 541-588) and indexes.
520 $a"The Bibliotheke of Diodoros of Sicily is the most voluminous Greek historiographical text from the pre-Christian era, and contains the only preserved continuous account of Classical Greek history; for many aspects of this history, such as the events in Sicily, the rise of Macedon under Philip II or the history of the Successors, it is our main or only source. It is thus often used as a source by ancient historians, and a great deal of energy has been spent on identifying which sources Diodoros himself used. Interest in Diodoros as an author in his own right, however, is a comparatively recent phenomenon. The contributors to this volume, junior scholars as well as leading international experts, set out to confront the old and new approaches to Diodoros, studying his first century BC context, questions of genre and purpose, his relationship to his predecessors, composition and narrative technique, the role of the gods and myth in the work, the use of speeches, and Diodoros' interest in themes like war, writing, language and politics. In so doing they offer exciting new insights into the Bibliotheke and the development of Greek historiography, which in turn also shed important new light on the old question of Diodoros' value as a source. "--$cPublisher's website.
505 8 $aDiodoros, the Speeches, and the Reader / Dennis Pausch -- The Road Not Taken: Diodoros' Reasons for Including the Speech of Theodoros / Christopher Baron -- Fate and Valour in Three Battle Descriptions of Diodoros / Joseph Roisman -- The Moral Dimension of Military History in Diodoros of Sicily / Nadejda Williams.
600 00 $aDiodorus,$cSiculus.$tBibliotheca historica$vCongresses.
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651 0 $aGreece$xCivilization$yTo 146 B.C.$xHistoriography$vCongresses.
700 1 $aHau, Lisa Irene,$eeditor.
700 1 $aMeeus, Alexander,$eeditor.
700 1 $aSheridan, Brian,$eeditor.
711 2 $aDiodoros Siculus : shared myths, world community, and universal history (Conference)$d(2011 :$cUniversity of Glasgow)
830 0 $aStudia Hellenistica ;$v58.
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