Diodorus Siculus, the unloved historian
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Resumo: | Diodorus Siculus, a historian that lived in the first century before the Common Era, wrote a work entitled Library of History constituted of forty volumes from which remained intact only the books I through V (fragments of the books VI through X), and from the books XI through XX (fragments of the books XXI through XL). The author wrote in this monumental work of universal history since the primordial times (including Egyptian history, barbaric peoples history, Greek and Roman history) through his own (last date mentioned by Diodorus concerns the Tauromenion colonization that took place during the reign of Octavian [XVI, VII, 1]). However, Diodorus has never been considered, not even on his own time, nor in the eras after that, an original historian: His writings were considered an inexorable copy of others authors. The focus of this controversy in modern times (starting in the XIX century) was the Quelleforschung (sources research) that intended to search on the diodorian texts for lost authors (that he explicitly quotes in his Library) from the Hellenistic era as if they were solely copied. This research aimed to reclaim the originality of the Library of History seeking to confer to its author the authorship of his writings. Far from being a mere copyist, Diodorus is a historian-educator that seeks to instruct his readers giving a utility character in the learning of a correct and just life. |
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Diodorus Siculus, the unloved historianDiodoro de Sicília: o historiador mal amadoClassical StudiesHellenistic period; Historiography; Diodorus of SicilyHistória AntigaPeríodo Helenístico; Historiografia Antiga; Diodoro de SicíliaDiodorus Siculus, a historian that lived in the first century before the Common Era, wrote a work entitled Library of History constituted of forty volumes from which remained intact only the books I through V (fragments of the books VI through X), and from the books XI through XX (fragments of the books XXI through XL). The author wrote in this monumental work of universal history since the primordial times (including Egyptian history, barbaric peoples history, Greek and Roman history) through his own (last date mentioned by Diodorus concerns the Tauromenion colonization that took place during the reign of Octavian [XVI, VII, 1]). However, Diodorus has never been considered, not even on his own time, nor in the eras after that, an original historian: His writings were considered an inexorable copy of others authors. The focus of this controversy in modern times (starting in the XIX century) was the Quelleforschung (sources research) that intended to search on the diodorian texts for lost authors (that he explicitly quotes in his Library) from the Hellenistic era as if they were solely copied. This research aimed to reclaim the originality of the Library of History seeking to confer to its author the authorship of his writings. Far from being a mere copyist, Diodorus is a historian-educator that seeks to instruct his readers giving a utility character in the learning of a correct and just life.Diodoro de Sicília, historiador que viveu no século I antes da época comum, escreveu uma obra intitulada Biblioteca Histórica constituída de quarenta volumes dos quais restaram integrais apenas dos livros I ao V (fragmentos dos livros VI ao X), e dos livros XI ao XX (fragmentos dos livros XXI ao XL). O autor escreveu em sua monumental obra a história universal desde os primórdios (incluindo história egípcia, história dos povos bárbaros, história grega e romana) até a sua própria época (última data citada por Diodoro diz respeito à colonização de Tauromênion, empreendida no reinado de Otávio [XVI, VII, 1]). Entretanto, Diodoro nunca foi considerado, nem em sua própria época, nem em épocas posteriores, um historiador original: sua obra foi considerada uma cópia incessante de outros autores. O centro da controvérsia nos tempos modernos (a partir do século XIX) foi a Quellenforschung (pesquisa das fontes) que intentou buscar no texto diodoriano autores perdidos (que ele cita explicitamente em sua Biblioteca) da época helenística, como se o mesmo apenas os tivesse copiado. Essa pesquisa teve por objetivo resgatar a originalidade da Biblioteca Histórica, buscando conferir a seu autor a autoria de seus escritos. Longe de ser um mero copista, Diodoro é um historiador-educador, que busca instruir seus leitores dando um caráter de utilidade no aprendizado de uma vida correta e justa.Proaera-UFRJde Morais Mota, Cynthia Cristina2016-12-16info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/view/354810.25187/codex.v4i2.3548CODEX -- Revista de Estudos Clássicos; v. 4, n. 2 (2016); 92-111CODEX - Revista de Estudos Clássicos; v. 4, n. 2 (2016); 92-1112176-177910.25187/codex.v4i2reponame:Codex : Revista de Estudos Clássicosinstname:Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)instacron:UFRJporhttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/view/3548/3918https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/downloadSuppFile/3548/533Direitos autorais 2016 Cynthia Cristina de Morais Motahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-01-08T20:06:31Zoai:www.revistas.ufrj.br:article/3548Revistahttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/indexPUBhttps://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/oaicodex@letras.ufrj.br||codex@letras.ufrj.br||biadipaoli@gmail.com2176-17792176-1779opendoar:2018-01-08T20:06:31Codex : Revista de Estudos Clássicos - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)false |
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Diodorus Siculus, the unloved historian Diodoro de Sicília: o historiador mal amado |
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Diodorus Siculus, the unloved historian |
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Diodorus Siculus, the unloved historian de Morais Mota, Cynthia Cristina Classical Studies Hellenistic period; Historiography; Diodorus of Sicily História Antiga Período Helenístico; Historiografia Antiga; Diodoro de Sicília |
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Classical Studies Hellenistic period; Historiography; Diodorus of Sicily História Antiga Período Helenístico; Historiografia Antiga; Diodoro de Sicília |
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Classical Studies Hellenistic period; Historiography; Diodorus of Sicily História Antiga Período Helenístico; Historiografia Antiga; Diodoro de Sicília |
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Diodorus Siculus, a historian that lived in the first century before the Common Era, wrote a work entitled Library of History constituted of forty volumes from which remained intact only the books I through V (fragments of the books VI through X), and from the books XI through XX (fragments of the books XXI through XL). The author wrote in this monumental work of universal history since the primordial times (including Egyptian history, barbaric peoples history, Greek and Roman history) through his own (last date mentioned by Diodorus concerns the Tauromenion colonization that took place during the reign of Octavian [XVI, VII, 1]). However, Diodorus has never been considered, not even on his own time, nor in the eras after that, an original historian: His writings were considered an inexorable copy of others authors. The focus of this controversy in modern times (starting in the XIX century) was the Quelleforschung (sources research) that intended to search on the diodorian texts for lost authors (that he explicitly quotes in his Library) from the Hellenistic era as if they were solely copied. This research aimed to reclaim the originality of the Library of History seeking to confer to its author the authorship of his writings. Far from being a mere copyist, Diodorus is a historian-educator that seeks to instruct his readers giving a utility character in the learning of a correct and just life. |
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