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i Diodorus Siculus and the World of the Late Roman Republic ii iii Diodorus Siculus and the World of the Late Roman Republic z CHARLES E. MUNTZ 1 iv 1 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America. © Oxford University Press, 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data 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] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Identifiers: LCCN 2016018875 (print) | LCCN 2016017895 (ebook) | ISBN 9780190498726 (hardback) | ISBN 9780190498733 (ebook) | ISBN 9780190498740 (online) Subjects: LCSH: Diodorus, Siculus. | Diodorus, Siculus. Bibliotheca historica. | Rome—Intellectual life. | History, Ancient—Historiography. Classification: LCC D58.D23 (print) | LCC D58.D23 M35 2016 (ebook) | DDC 937/.02—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016018875 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed by Sheridan Books, Inc., United States of America v In memoriam Diskin Clay Lawrence Richardson, Jr. vi vii 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 viii ix 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.
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