The standard scholarly edition is the , which consists of 12 volumes with the original Greek text facing an English translation.
: The remaining books (6–10 and 21–40) exist only in varying degrees of fragmentary form. Historical Significance and Sources Diodorus Siculus: Library of History
: Free public domain versions are available through the LacusCurtius site at the University of Chicago and on Archive.org. The standard scholarly edition is the , which
Diodorus organized his massive project into three distinct chronological and thematic sections: Diodorus organized his massive project into three distinct
: Details world history from the Trojan War to the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE).
: Continues from Alexander's death down to roughly 54 BCE, covering the rise of Rome and the Gallic Wars. Preservation Status Not all forty books have survived to the present day:
: You can find individual volumes or the full set at retailers like Barnes & Noble and Books A Million.