The Library of History
Bibliotheca Historica
Ancient Greek
Diodorus Siculus c. 60-30 BCE · published 1559
892 pages
First Modern Translation
Only antiquated translations exist. This is the first modern English translation.
The work is the Latin translation of Diodorus Siculus's 'Bibliotheca historica', most likely the version by Poggio Bracciolini (Books 1-5) which was the standard Latin text during the Renaissance. An English translation of this specific Latin text was made by John Skelton in the late 15th century (c. 1488), but it remained in manuscript until its scholarly publication by the Early English Text Society in 1956-57. No modern English translation of the Latin text has been published, as modern translations (such as the Loeb Classical Library) are made directly from the original Greek.
Related translations found:
The Bibliotheca Historica of Diodorus Siculus translated by John Skelton, trans. John Skelton (ed. Salter and Edwards) (1956) [complete]
Diodorus of Sicily (Loeb Classical Library), trans. C. H. Oldfather et al. (Translated from Greek) (1933-1967) [complete]
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Diodorus Siculus transforms history into a global narrative by documenting the rise and fall of civilizations from Egypt to Rome. This library serves as a master key to the ancient world, connecting myths, geography, and political power into a single, cohesive record.
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