Syracuse

[jona]

Diodorus Siculus!!

[jona]

Diodorus Siculus!!

[Paralus]

Ah yes, Diodorus Siculus!That veritable Christian monastery in one person! I'd reckon the Christian monks went "to school" on Diodorus to see how to lovingly preserve the New Testament.A pity he's only available in the Loeb Library. I dislike those miniature tomes immensely. They just aren't made for respectable book shelves!Given his "borrowing" nature, he can occasionally read a bit like a cut and paste

[Paralus]

Ah yes, Diodorus Siculus!That veritable Christian monastery in one person! I'd reckon the Christian monks went "to school" on Diodorus to see how to lovingly preserve the New Testament.A pity he's only available in the Loeb Library. I dislike those miniature tomes immensely. They just aren't made for respectable book shelves!Given his "borrowing" nature, he can occasionally read a bit like a cut and paste

[marcus]

Yep, got Diodorus, too.All these are great suggestions ... although I have all those ancient authors. If anyone can recommend any modern books, especially dealing with the archaeology (hence the pictures and maps request) I'd be grateful!:-)CheersMarcus

[marcus]

Yep, got Diodorus, too.All these are great suggestions ... although I have all those ancient authors. If anyone can recommend any modern books, especially dealing with the archaeology (hence the pictures and maps request) I'd be grateful!:-)CheersMarcus

[amyntoros]

Okay, not modern (1891) and not archaeology, but I can't imagine a more comprehensive book on the history could be found:The History of Sicily from the Earliest Times by Edward Freeman.The following site has links to all four volumes and the neat thing is that each individual listing has a PDF of the index. Fairly expensive books though, but if your University has a good library . . . :-)http://www.elibron.com/english/search/f ... earch.y=15
ATBAmyntoros

[amyntoros]

Okay, not modern (1891) and not archaeology, but I can't imagine a more comprehensive book on the history could be found:The History of Sicily from the Earliest Times by Edward Freeman.The following site has links to all four volumes and the neat thing is that each individual listing has a PDF of the index. Fairly expensive books though, but if your University has a good library . . . :-)http://www.elibron.com/english/search/f ... earch.y=15
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