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Diodorus Siculus

By McQueen, E. I., McQueen, E. I.

Diodorus Siculus Historical Fiction

Diodorus Siculus

By McQueen, E. I., McQueen, E. I.

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This edition, one of the Bloomsbury Classics Companion Series, provides a translation and detailed commentary of the Greek and Macedonian narrative of Diodorus Book XVI. The reign of Philip II (359-336BC) saw the transformation of Macedon into the greatest power in the Mediterranean world. Philip II inherited a kingdom near collapse, but his outstanding qualities as a general, statesman and diplomat enabled him to end the feuding of individual Greek city states and create the political organisation of Greece by which his son Alexander conquered the Persian empire and inaugurated the Hellenistic age, which spread Greek culture through much of the Near East. Our knowledge of Alexander is served by a wide variouety of ancient sources but that of Philip depends almost entirely on contemporary speeches by Athenian orators, especially the hostile Demosthenes, and the Sixteenth Book of Didorus Siculus. Although he lived some 300 years after the events, Diodorus' work remains our only detailed account by an ancient historian. Yet, despite its crucial importance it has been frequently overlooked by modern scholars. This volume makes it accessible in a new translation with detailed historical commentary for all those interested in the fascinating figure of Philip himself and the remarkable rise of Macedon as an ancient world power.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
1998-01-01
Publication Date:
2013-04-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1853993859
ISBN13:
9781853993855
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
271 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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