Diodorus Siculus and the world of the late Roman republic

305 Pages·2017·1.743 MB·English

by  Diodorus Siculus, Charles Edward Muntz

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Diodorus Siculus and the World
of the Late Roman Republic
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Diodorus Siculus
and the World
of the Late Roman
Republic
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CHARLES E. MUNTZ
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Names: Muntz, Charles Edward, 1980– author.
Title: Diodorus Siculus and the world of the late Roman republic / Charles E. Muntz.
Description: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] |
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Identifiers: LCCN 2016018875 (print) | LCCN 2016017895 (ebook) |
ISBN 9780190498726 (hardback) | ISBN 9780190498733 (ebook) |
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Subjects: LCSH: Diodorus, Siculus. | Diodorus, Siculus. Bibliotheca historica. |
Rome—Intellectual life. | History, Ancient—Historiography.
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In memoriam
Diskin Clay
Lawrence Richardson, Jr.
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Contents
Acknowledgments  ix
Abbreviations  xi
1. Diodorus, Quellenforschung, and Beyond  1
2. Organizing the World  27
3. The Origins of Civilization  57
4. Mythical History  89
5. The Deified Culture Bringers  133
6. Kings, Kingship, and Rome  191
7. The Roman Civil Wars and the Bibliotheke  215
Bibliography  249
Index Locorum 269
General Index 281
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Acknowledgments
I would lIke to thank the many individuals who have helped me bring
this book to fruition. Rosaria Munson, Georgia Machemer, and Oxford’s
anonymous referees provided wonderfully insightful criticism of the man-
uscript. The Loeb Classical Library Foundation offered generous funding
to support my research. Fulbright College and the Department of History at
the University of Arkansas provided both funding and a sabbatical to work
on the manuscript. Cambridge University and Wolfson College graciously
hosted me as the Arkansas Visiting Fellow in 2014– 2015, and I would like to
single out Meg Westbury of the Wolfson College Library for her assistance
during the year. Peter Green and Robert Drews both took the time to write
recommendations for me. Stefan Vranka and his staff at Oxford University
Press guided me through the publishing process. Part of Chapter 4 was
first presented at the conference Diodorus Siculus: Shared Myths, World
Community, and Universal History in Glasgow in 2011, and I want to thank
conference organizers Lisa Hau, Alexander Meeus, and Brian Sheridan
and all the other participants for their feedback and encouragement. My
wonderful colleagues in the History Department and Classical Studies
Program at the University of Arkansas provided much moral support, and
helped me by reading and commenting on fellowship proposals and book
prospectuses. I would like to thank especially Lynda Coon, Tricia Starks,
J. Laurence Hare, Kathryn Sloan, Michael Pierce, and Daniel Levine. In
the University of Arkansas Library, I am particularly grateful to Beth Juhl
and everyone in Interlibrary Loan. This book has its origins in my Duke
dissertation, and I would like to thank the original members of my com-
mittee, Peter Burian, Kent Rigsby, Diskin Clay, and especially my advisor,
the magnificent Mary T. Boatwright. I would also like to thank Lawrence
Richardson, Jr., whose class on Cicero was one of the greatest I ever took.
Sadly, neither Diskin nor Larry could see the finished work.
And finally, thanks to my parents, for everything.