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Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena = Diodori Siculi Bibliothecae Historicae Libri qui Supersunt

by Siculus Diodorus

Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena
Title page from Diodōrou tou Sikeliōtou Bibliothēkēs Historikēs ta Sōzomena, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.
Author	Siculus Diodorus
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Published	Amstelodami: Sumptibus Jacobi Wetstenii
Date	1746
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Language	Greek and Latin in parallel columns
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Desc.	Folio (41 cm.)
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Frontispiece, volume one.

The Greek historian wrote a series of forty books, commonly called the Library about Greece, Sicily and Rome from mythological times to 60BCE. Though some of the books are fully preserved, there are many which remain only in fragments. Diodorus used a variety of sources which sometimes makes his writing confusing, as he uncritically compiled his history of events and stories. However, it is of vital importance for its use, and therefore preservation, of sources. ^[2]

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as Diodorus Siculus. 2.v. fol. and given by Thomas Jefferson to his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph. The Brown Bibliography^[3] lists the 1746 edition published in Amersterdam based on a Jefferson copy now owned by the University of Virginia. George Wythe's Library^[4] on LibraryThing states "Precise edition unknown. Several folio editions were published." The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's recommendation and purchased the edition published in Amsterdam in 1746.

Illustration, volume one.

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in sprinkled halfcalf with title labels in leather on backs. Purchased from Lynge & Son ILAB-LILA.

View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

References

1. ↑ " Diodōrus " in Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World, ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
2. ↑ " Diodō'rus Si'culus” in The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).
3. ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
4. ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe", accessed on April 21, 2013.

External Links

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