DIODORUS SICULUS
WHO WAS HE?
o Roman from Sicily in 1st century BC
o Writing from 60-30 BC
CONTEXT OF WRITINGS?
o 40 books of history in 3 sections
- 1) Mythic history until Trojan war
- 2) Trojan war until Alexander the Great
- 3) Alexander the Great until 60 BC
o Theme: all of the Mediterranean cities coming under Roman rule
PURPOSES OF WRITINGS?
o Year-by-Year account of Greek and Roman history
WHAT WAS HIS ORIGINAL AUDIENCE?
o Romans circa 30 BC
RELIABLE?
o Conveys the virtues as well as the vices of his sources
o Unequivocal evidence that the Spartan gerousia deliberated over policy and wasn't just a judical body
UNRELIABLE?
o Rarely quotes sources
o Speeches are lacking
o Mistakes in chronology
o Never critical
o He records some divine intervention
Specified Sources:
o Diodorus, 11.50
Other Useful Sources:
~ to be added in later ~
WHO WAS HE?
o Roman from Sicily in 1st century BC
o Writing from 60-30 BC
CONTEXT OF WRITINGS?
o 40 books of history in 3 sections
- 1) Mythic history until Trojan war
- 2) Trojan war until Alexander the Great
- 3) Alexander the Great until 60 BC
o Theme: all of the Mediterranean cities coming under Roman rule
PURPOSES OF WRITINGS?
o Year-by-Year account of Greek and Roman history
WHAT WAS HIS ORIGINAL AUDIENCE?
o Romans circa 30 BC
RELIABLE?
o Conveys the virtues as well as the vices of his sources
o Unequivocal evidence that the Spartan gerousia deliberated over policy and wasn't just a judical body
UNRELIABLE?
o Rarely quotes sources
o Speeches are lacking
o Mistakes in chronology
o Never critical
o He records some divine intervention
Specified Sources:
o Diodorus, 11.50
Other Useful Sources:
~ to be added in later ~
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