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Diodorus Siculus - Greek Historian Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus was a Greek historian and the author of a universal history that spanned 1138 years.
Diodorus and Thermopylae
Although we usually turn to Book VII of Herodotus to read about the Persian War, there are other accounts of the Battle of Thermopylae where the 300 Spartans famously sacrificed themselves for the good of all the Greeks, including that of Diodorus Siculus (c. 90 - c. 30 B.C.), who wrote about the Battle of Thermopylae in his Bibliotheke Books...
Diodorus Siculus
The 1911 Encyclopedia article on Diodorus Siculus.
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus was a Greek historian and author of a universal history that spanned 1138 years.