Diodorus Siculus, Books 11-12.37.1: Greek History, 480-431 BC--the Alternative Version

Contents

Preface ix Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 Diodorus Siculus: Life and Background 2 The Bibliotheke I: Composition, Antecedents, Influences 7 The Bibliotheke II: Aims, Achievements, Criticism 23 The Persian Wars and the Pentekontaetia 34 Translation and Commentary, Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheke Book 11: 480– 451 b.c.e. 49 Translation and Commentary, Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheke Book 12.1.1–12.37.1: 450– 431 b.c.e. 177 Appendix A: The Terminal Date of the Bibliotheke 237 Appendix B: Athenian Losses in the Egyptian Campaign 242 Maps (all by Bill Nelson) 245 1. Mainland Greece 245 2. Asia Minor and the Eastern Mediterranean 246 3. Sicily 247 4. Magna Graecia and the Adriatic 248 5. Thermopylai 249 6. Salamis and the Bay of Eleusis 250 7. Plataia and Kithairon 251 8. The Egyptian Delta 252 Chronological Table 253 Bibliography 275 Index 289 CONTENTS THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...