Diodoros of Sicily's book XIX is the main source for the history of
the Diadochoi, Alexander the Great's Successors, from 317 to 311
BCE. With the first full-scale commentary on this text in any
language Alexander Meeus offers a detailed and reliable guide to
the complicated historical narrative and the fascinating
ethnographic information transmitted by Diodoros, which includes
the earliest accounts of Indian widow burning and Nabataean
culture. Studying both history and historiography, this volume
elucidates a crucial stage in the creation of the Hellenistic world
in Greece and the Near East as well as the confusing source
tradition. Diodoros, a long neglected author indispensable for much
of our knowledge of Antiquity, is currently enjoying growing
scholarly interest. An ample introduction discusses his historical
methods and sheds light on his language and style and on the
manuscript transmission of books XVII-XX. By negotiating between
diametrically opposed scholarly opinions a new understanding of
Diodoros' place in the ancient historiographical tradition is
offered. The volume is of interest to scholars of ancient
historiography, Hellenistic history, Hellenistic prose and the
textual transmission of the Bibliotheke.
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