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Diodorus Siculus

90 BC - 30 BC

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Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Ancient Greek: Διόδωρος, romanized: Diódōros; fl. 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian from Sicily. He is known for writing the monumental universal history Bibliotheca historica, in forty books, fifteen of which survive intact, between 60 and 30 BC. The history is arranged in three parts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diodorus Siculus has received more than 1,105,707 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Diodorus Siculus is the 12th most popular historian, the 250th most popular biography from Italy (down from 220th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Historian.

Diodorus Siculus is most famous for his work "Bibliotheca Historica" which is a compilation of Greek history.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Diodorus Siculus ranks 12 out of 561. Before him are Sima Qian, Livy, Polybius, Tacitus, Suetonius, and Alexis de Tocqueville. After him are Hecataeus of Miletus, Manetho, Thomas Kuhn, Mircea Eliade, William of Tyre, and Cassius Dio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 90 BC, Diodorus Siculus ranks 2. Before him is Zechariah. After him are Publius Clodius Pulcher, Anna the Prophetess, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Phraates IV, Gaius Scribonius Curio, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, Pompeia, Gaius Antonius Hybrida, Aulus Hirtius, and Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 30 BC, Diodorus Siculus ranks 4. Before him are Cleopatra, Mark Antony, and Caesarion. After him are Hyrcanus II, Marcus Antonius Antyllus, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Huhanye, and Publius Canidius Crassus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Diodorus Siculus ranks 250 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Pelagius II (520), Pliny the Younger (61), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Leo I (390), Cesare Lombroso (1835), and Pope John XV (1000). After him are Cimabue (1240), Pope John XIX (975), Luigi Pirandello (1867), Padre Pio (1887), Pope Adrian I (700), and Pope Clement XI (1649).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Diodorus Siculus ranks 3. Before him are Livy (-59), and Suetonius (70). After him are Euhemerus (-330), Leonardo Bruni (1370), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Francesco Guicciardini (1483), Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Flavio Biondo (1388), Timaeus (-350), and Tyrannius Rufinus (345).

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