HISTORIAN

Diodorus Siculus

90 BC - 30 BC

Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Ancient Greek: Διόδωρος, romanized: Diódōros; fl. 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian from Sicily. He is known for writing the monumental universal history Bibliotheca historica, in forty books, fifteen of which survive intact, between 60 and 30 BC. The history is arranged in three parts. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of Troy, arranged geographically, describing regions around the world from Egypt, India and Arabia to Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diodorus Siculus is the 9th most popular historian (up from 12th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Italy (up from 250th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Historian.

Diodorus Siculus is most famous for his work "Bibliotheca Historica" which is a compilation of Greek history.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Diodorus Siculus ranks 9 out of 561. Before him are Thucydides, Sima Qian, Tacitus, Xenophon, Livy, and Josephus. After him are Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, Suetonius, Thomas Kuhn, Hecataeus of Miletus, and Procopius.

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Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 13
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 14
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 15

Contemporaries

Among people born in 90 BC, Diodorus Siculus ranks 2. Before him is Zechariah. After him are Anna the Prophetess, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Pompeia, Phraates IV, Trebonius, Gaius Scribonius Curio, Aulus Hirtius, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, and Gaius Antonius Hybrida. Among people deceased in 30 BC, Diodorus Siculus ranks 3. Before him are Cleopatra, and Mark Antony. After him are Caesarion, Hyrcanus II, Marcus Antonius Antyllus, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Huhanye, and Publius Canidius Crassus.

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Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 1
Diodorus Siculus
HISTORIAN
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 2
Anna the Prophetess
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 3
Publius Clodius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 4
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 5
Pompeia
POLITICIAN
90 BC - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 6
Phraates IV
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 7
Trebonius
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 8
Gaius Scribonius Curio
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 9
Aulus Hirtius
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 10
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 11
Gaius Antonius Hybrida
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 12

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Cleopatra
POLITICIAN
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 98.34
Rank: 1
Mark Antony
POLITICIAN
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 2
Diodorus Siculus
HISTORIAN
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 3
Caesarion
POLITICIAN
47 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 4
Hyrcanus II
POLITICIAN
110 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 5
Marcus Antonius Antyllus
POLITICIAN
46 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 6
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
POLITICIAN
80 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 7
Huhanye
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HPI: 60.09
Rank: 8
Publius Canidius Crassus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
50 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 9