The Loeb Classical Library: Library of History, Volume IX : Books 18–19.65

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The Loeb Classical Library: Library of History, Volume IX : Books 18–19.65Remains of a universal chronicle. Diodorus Siculus, Greek historian of Agyrium in Sicily (ca. 8020 BC), wrote forty books of world history, called Library of History, in three parts: mythical history of peoples, non Greek and Greek, to the Trojan War; history to Alexanders death (323 BC); history to 54 BC. Of this we have complete Books 15 (Egyptians, Assyrians, Ethiopians, Greeks) and Books 1120 (Greek history 480302 BC); and fragments of the rest.

It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used widely in schools

Julian’s surviving works (lost are his Commentaries on his western campaigns)

The Introduction discusses his place in the Second Sophistic and his relationship to Cynic philosophy

even in a prison

18a7 to 24b2Homer

and there is a sophisticated discussion of the poem as literature

as opposed to 'reading' it

Suetonius injected flesh and blood into their stories

they embark on a mystical journey through space and time

teaching controversial topics including women

με πολλές εκπλήξεις

He writes regularly on all aspects of Greek and Roman history and culture