Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Series Editor's Preface
- Map
- Introduction: Diodorus' Work and Our Sources
- 1 Diodorus’ Sources
- 2 Ancient History: Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Medes
- 3 The Persians and the Greek Wars
- 4 Revolt and Sedition
- 5 Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III
- 6 From Persepolis to Babylon
- 7 The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Opens
- 8 The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Deepens
- 9 The Vicissitudes of the Diadoch Kingdoms: The Final Years of Diodorus' Persian Account
- 10 Semiramis' Legacy
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Classical Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- General Index
Abbreviations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 May 2017
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Series Editor's Preface
- Map
- Introduction: Diodorus' Work and Our Sources
- 1 Diodorus’ Sources
- 2 Ancient History: Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Medes
- 3 The Persians and the Greek Wars
- 4 Revolt and Sedition
- 5 Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III
- 6 From Persepolis to Babylon
- 7 The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Opens
- 8 The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Deepens
- 9 The Vicissitudes of the Diadoch Kingdoms: The Final Years of Diodorus' Persian Account
- 10 Semiramis' Legacy
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Classical Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- General Index
- Type
- Chapter
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- Semiramis' LegacyThe History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily, pp. xii - xvPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2017