Diodorus Siculus, Library of History

Diodorus Siculus, Library of History: a Chronicle / record source. Covers 480 BC – 301 BC, with 159 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.

Type	Chronicle / record
Viewpoint	Insider account
Years covered	480 BC – 301 BC
Events	159 events, 143 placed on the map
Author	Diodorus Siculus
Original title	Βιβλιοθήκη ἱστορική

Regions: Southern Europe 125 · West Asia 23 · Egypt & North Africa 9 · South Asia 2

Events

Year	Place	Event	Passage
480 BC – 479 BC	Thermopylae	Battle of Thermopylae: close combat went on, with the troops fighting in tight massed ranks.	11.7.2
480 BC – 479 BC	Salamis	Just before the battle of Salamis, Samians secretly swam over and informed Eurybiades of the enemy's movements.	11.17.4
479 BC – 478 BC	Plataeae	Battle of Plataea: Mardonius was forced to extend his line deep, and he deployed his army.	11.31.1
477 BC – 476 BC	Delos	Aristides urged the allies to hold a joint assembly and make Delos a common '…'.	11.47.1
476 BC – 475 BC	Himera	Hieron chose reconciliation with Theron and handed over the Himerans.	11.48.8
476 BC – 475 BC	Catana	Hieron expelled the inhabitants of Naxos and Catana and sent in settlers of his own.	11.49.1
474 BC – 473 BC	Cumae	The Syracusan fleet reached Cumae and fought a naval battle together with the locals.	11.51.2
473 BC – 472 BC	Tarentum	A fierce battle between the Tarentines and the Iapygians: the Iapygians won.	11.52.4
470 BC – 469 BC	Cyprus	Cimon heard that the Persian fleet was staying near Cyprus, and sailed there.	11.60.6
469 BC – 468 BC	Ithome	Sparta attacked and besieged the allies and Ithome.	11.64.4
468 BC – 467 BC	Mycenae	Argos besieged Mycenae; the Mycenaeans held out for a while, but their strength was exhausted.	11.65.4
468 BC – 467 BC	Mycenae	Argos enslaved the Mycenaeans and dedicated a tithe to the gods. Tradition	11.65.5
467 BC – 466 BC	Catana	Hieron, king of Syracuse, died at Catana and received the honors due a hero.	11.66.4
466 BC – 465 BC	Syracusae	Trasybulus saw that the whole city had raised troops against him.	11.67.7
465 BC – 464 BC		Artabanus entered Xerxes' bedchamber at night and killed him.	11.69.2
464 BC – 463 BC	Aegina	Athens plundered the land of Aegina and besieged the city.	11.70.3
464 BC – 463 BC	Amphipolis	Athens sent 10,000 settlers to Amphipolis.	11.70.5
462 BC – 461 BC	Aegyptus	Athens sailed to Egypt with 200 ships and drew up battle lines together with the Egyptians.	11.74.3
460 BC – 459 BC	Memphis	The siege of the White Wall (Memphis) was lifted.	11.77.2
459 BC – 458 BC	Halieis	A great Athenian fleet landed near Halieis and moved up into the Peloponnese.	11.78.2
459 BC – 458 BC	Aegina	Athens sent a great fleet against Aegina and fought there.	11.78.4
458 BC – 457 BC	Tanagra	Sparta came to Tanagra in Boeotia and confronted Athens.	11.80.2
457 BC – 456 BC	Opus	The Athenian army withdrew from Boeotia and attacked the Opuntian Locrians.	11.83.2
456 BC – 455 BC	Zacynthus	Tolmides sailed from Cephallenia to Zakynthos and took it.	11.84.7
454 BC – 453 BC	Segesta	Between Segesta and Lilybaeum, war broke out over the land along the Mazaros river.	11.86.2
453 BC – 452 BC	Sicyon	The whole Sicyonian force came out and fought, and Pericles won.	11.88.2
451 BC – 450 BC	Citium	Cimon besieged Citium and Marion in Cyprus and took them after a siege.	12.3.3
450 BC – 449 BC	Salamis	Athens besieged Salamis in Cyprus and attacked it every day.	12.4.3
449 BC – 448 BC	Megara	Megara broke away from Athens and allied with Sparta.	12.5.2
448 BC – 447 BC	Coronea	Battle near Coronea: because of a Boeotian ambush, Tolmides's side suffered heavy losses.	12.6.2
446 BC – 445 BC	Histiaea	Athens regained Euboea and expelled the Histiaeans from their city.	12.22.2
445 BC – 444 BC	Thurii	Thurii and Tarentum fought a war, plundering each other's land.	12.23.2
442 BC – 441 BC	Samos	Athens made Pericles general and sent him to Samos with 60 ships.	12.27.4
442 BC – 441 BC	Samos	Pericles introduced siege machines for the first time (wall-breaking engines and tortoise covers).	12.28.3
440 BC – 439 BC	Epidamnus	Barbarians with a great army took the land of Epidamnus and besieged the city.	12.30.3
439 BC – 438 BC	Corcyra	Corinth and Corcyra equipped fleets and fought a naval battle.	12.31.2
436 BC – 435 BC	Potidaea	On news that Potidaea had revolted, Athens sent 30 ships and besieged it.	12.34.3
435 BC – 434 BC	Sparta	Archidamus, king of Sparta, died after a reign of 42 years.	12.35.4
434 BC – 433 BC	Athenae	Meton announced at Athens a table of astronomical cycles (a calendar system).	12.36.2
434 BC – 433 BC	Siris	The Tarentines relocated the people of Siris and took in new settlers.	12.36.4
431 BC – 430 BC	Attica	Sparta, with its Peloponnesian League allies, invaded Attica for the second time.	12.45.1
430 BC – 429 BC	Potidaea	The Athenian assembly sent Hagnon to try to take Potidaea.	12.46.2
428 BC – 427 BC	Mytilene	The Mytileneans lost a naval battle and were besieged.	12.55.4
428 BC – 427 BC	Plataeae	Sparta besieged Plataea and enclosed it with a wall.	12.56.1
426 BC – 425 BC	Molycrion	Took the city of Molykreia.	12.60.3
425 BC – 424 BC	Melos	Nicias, unable to take the city because of the resistance of the Melians, withdrew to Oropus.	12.65.3
425 BC – 424 BC	Delium	Part of the Athenian army fled to Oropus and Delium.	12.70.4
424 BC – 423 BC	Mende	Athens gained Mende thanks to a traitor, and besieged Scione.	12.72.9
423 BC – 422 BC	Amphipolis	Cleon pursued Brasidas and fought at Amphipolis; Brasidas was killed.	12.74.1
421 BC – 420 BC	Mecyberna	Olynthus attacked Mecyberna, where the Athenian garrison was stationed.	12.77.5
420 BC – 419 BC	Troezen	The Argive army marched against Troezen, a Spartan ally.	12.78.2
420 BC – 419 BC	Mantinea	The Mantineans led their whole army, together with the allies, against the Spartan forces.	12.79.4
419 BC – 418 BC	Cythera	Under the command of Nicias, Athens captured Cythera and Nisaea, and also besieged Melos.	12.80.5
418 BC – 417 BC	Argos	Alcibiades came to Argos and held talks with the democratic faction.	12.81.3
417 BC – 416 BC	Segesta	Envoys reported the wealth of Segesta, and the Athenian assembly gathered (to discuss the Sicilian expedition).	12.83.5
416 BC – 415 BC	Syracusae	The Syracusan generals, realizing they had been deceived, turned back and attacked the Athenian camp.	13.6.5
415 BC – 414 BC	Syracusae	Gylippus led his troops out against the Syracusans and Athenians and fought.	13.8.1
414 BC – 413 BC	Syracusae	Syracuse sailed with 80 ships against the Athenian fleet and fought a naval battle.	13.9.3
413 BC – 412 BC	Chios	Chios, Samos, Byzantium and other allies defected to the Spartan side.	13.34.2
413 BC – 412 BC	Oropus	Athens sailed out to Oropus and fought a naval battle without preparation, and lost.	13.36.4
411 BC – 410 BC	Pydna	Archelaus besieged Pydna and took it, moving the city about 20 stadia inland from the sea.	13.49.2
410 BC – 409 BC	Himera	At nightfall, the siege of Himera was lifted.	13.60.1
410 BC – 409 BC	Byzantium	Nearly the entire Athenian army entered Byzantium and fought fiercely.	13.67.5
409 BC – 408 BC	Notium	Naval battle near Notion: the Athenians were defeated through disorder.	13.71.4
409 BC – 408 BC	Thasos	Thrasybulus went to Thasos with 15 ships and won.	13.72.1
408 BC – 407 BC	Ephesus	He arrived at Ephesus and took over the fleet.	13.76.3
407 BC – 406 BC	Akragas	Seeing the siege of Akragas, Syracuse grew afraid and recalled the fate of Selinus.	13.86.4
406 BC – 405 BC	Akragas	Himilcon besieged the city of the Akragantines in early summer.	13.108.2
404 BC – 403 BC	Herbessus	Dionysius prepared to besiege Herbessus in order to attack it.	14.7.6
403 BC – 402 BC	Leontini	Dionysius surrounded Leontinoi with his whole army.	14.15.4
401 BC – 400 BC	Piraeus	Thrasybulus advanced straight to the Piraeus and took the Munichia hill.	14.33.2
400 BC – 399 BC	Cyme	Tissaphernes first came to Cyme and plundered the entire land.	14.35.7
400 BC – 399 BC	Athenae	In Athens, Socrates was accused by Anytus and Meletus and sentenced to death.	14.37.7
397 BC – 396 BC	Motya	The people of Motya, even in crisis, did not submit before Dionysius's army.	14.51.2
396 BC – 395 BC	Syracusae	Himilcon drew up his whole army before the walls and provoked battle.	14.62.4
396 BC – 395 BC	Haliartus	Boeotia drew Athens in and took Haliartus (the Corinthian War).	14.81.2
395 BC – 394 BC	Nemea	A line battle on the bank of the Nemea river continued until sunset.	14.83.2
394 BC – 393 BC	Lechaeum	Exiles, together with Spartan troops, attacked Lechaeum and the shipyard at night.	14.86.3
393 BC – 392 BC	Phlius	Iphicrates attacked Phlius and fought a battle.	14.91.3
393 BC – 392 BC	Veii	Rome had been besieging Veii for eleven years, and Camillus became dictator.	14.93.2
392 BC – 391 BC	Methymna	Thrasybulus fought at Methymna against the townsmen's forces.	14.94.4
390 BC – 389 BC	Thurii	The Lucanians invaded Thurii.	14.101.1
389 BC – 388 BC	Rhegium	Theairides attacked a Rhegian warship (a decanaid).	14.103.3
388 BC – 387 BC	Olympia	Dionysius sent envoys and chariots to the Olympic festival.	14.109.2
385 BC – 384 BC	Mantinea	Sparta plundered Mantinea, and its people held out through the whole summer.	15.12.1
384 BC – 383 BC	Pyrgi	Dionysius landed by night and attacked at dawn (the Etruscan expedition).	15.14.4
382 BC – 381 BC	Thebes	Thebes lost its autonomy and was subjected to Sparta.	15.20.3
382 BC – 381 BC	Olynthus	Sparta came near Olynthus and joined its army with them.	15.21.2
379 BC – 378 BC	Carthago	A plague spread in Carthage and grew worse.	15.24.2
378 BC – 377 BC	Thebes	The Cadmea garrison, encouraged by its commander, repelled the attackers.	15.27.1
377 BC – 376 BC	Naxos	Cabrias sailed to Naxos and fought a naval battle.	15.34.4
376 BC – 375 BC	Abdera	The Abderites were surrounded by the Thracian army and isolated.	15.36.4
376 BC – 375 BC	Orchomenus	Thebes marched to Orchomenus with an elite force of 500.	15.37.1
374 BC – 373 BC	Aegyptus	The Egyptian army faced them with 3,000 cavalry and infantry, and a great battle followed.	15.42.5
374 BC – 373 BC	Corcyra	As the Corcyrean war was ending, the Athenian fleet entered the harbor of Corcyra.	15.47.7
373 BC – 372 BC	Helice	The Ionians made sacrifices at the altar of Poseidon (in the context of the Helike disaster).	15.49.3
371 BC	Leuctra	Battle of Leuctra: at first evenly matched, but the balance broke.	15.55.4
371 BC	Leuctra	More than 4,000 Spartans and about 300 Boeotians fell.	15.56.4
370 BC – 369 BC	Tegea	Lycomedes bound the Arcadians into a single league.	15.59.1
369 BC – 368 BC	Tegea	The Argive army fought the garrison at the border of Tegea's territory.	15.64.2
369 BC – 368 BC	Troezen	They went to Troezen and Epidaurus and plundered the land, but did not take the cities.	15.69.1
368 BC – 367 BC	Megalopolis	The Arcadians founded a city at a strategic point.	15.72.4
364 BC – 363 BC	Tegyra	Battle of Tegyra: Pelopidas defeated the Spartan army.	15.81.2
362 BC	Mantinea	Battle of Mantinea: after a long stalemate, Epaminondas …	15.86.4
362 BC – 361 BC	Aegyptus	In Egypt, troops were posted on terrain with a river at their back and engaged in battle.	15.93.5
360 BC – 359 BC	Macedonia	The Paeonians plundered the land of Macedonia.	16.2.6
358 BC – 357 BC	Byzantium	Chios, Rhodes, Cos and Byzantium defected, and the Social War against Athens broke out.	16.7.3
358 BC – 357 BC	Potidaea	Philip took Potidaea and sent the Athenian garrison out.	16.8.5
357 BC – 356 BC	Pherae	Alexander, tyrant of Pherae, was killed by his wife Thebe and her brothers.	16.14.1
355 BC – 354 BC	Delphi	On news that the Phocians had seized the temple at Delphi, the nearby Locrians marched out at once.	16.24.4
354 BC – 353 BC	Delphi	Battle with the Locrians beside the Phaedriades rock: Philomelus won.	16.28.3
354 BC – 353 BC	Methone	Philip besieged Methone and, after a siege, took it and plundered it.	16.31.6
352 BC – 351 BC	Coronea	Battle of Coronea: the Boeotians won and killed 50 men.	16.37.6
351 BC – 350 BC	Babylon	The Persian king set out from Babylon at the head of his army.	16.43.1
351 BC – 350 BC	Sidon	Sidon, through betrayal, passed to Persia.	16.45.4
350 BC – 349 BC	Pelusium	Lacrates set out to take part in the siege of Pelusium.	16.49.1
350 BC – 349 BC	Bubastis	After Bubastis surrendered, the remaining cities also passed to Persia by agreement.	16.51.1
348 BC – 347 BC	Torone	Philip aimed at the cities toward the Hellespont and took Mecyberna and Torone.	16.53.2
348 BC	Olynthus	Philip plundered Olynthus and sold its people into slavery, gaining a large sum.	16.53.3
347 BC – 346 BC	Delphi	When the Phocian army tried to dig around the tripod, a great earthquake struck and caused terror.	16.56.8
346 BC – 345 BC	Tarentum	Archidamus went to Italy, helped the Tarentines fight, and was killed in battle.	16.63.1
346 BC – 345 BC	Elis	The Arcadians fought together with the Eleans and defeated the exiles.	16.63.5
345 BC – 344 BC	Entella	The Carthaginian army plundered the land of Entella and drove its people into a siege.	16.67.3
345 BC – 344 BC	Syracusae	As the siege dragged on and food ran out, Hicetas withdrew to Leontinoi.	16.68.2
344 BC – 343 BC	Syracusae	Timoleon isolated Hicetas and took control of Syracuse.	16.69.6
342 BC – 341 BC	Leontini	Timoleon marched out to Leontinoi.	16.72.2
341 BC – 340 BC	Perinthus	The siege of Perinthus dragged on; the satraps sent mercenaries to help.	16.75.1
340 BC – 339 BC	Byzantium	When Philip besieged Byzantium, Athens declared the peace broken.	16.77.2
338 BC	Chaeronea	Battle of Chaeronea: Philip faced the combined army of Athens and Thebes.	16.88.3
337 BC	Corinth	At the assembly of the Corinthian League, Philip persuaded them toward a war against Persia.	16.89.3
336 BC	Aegae	Philip was assassinated at the entrance of the theater.	16.94.3
335 BC – 334 BC	Grynium	Parmenion took Grinion, enslaved its people, and besieged Pitane.	17.7.9
335 BC	Thebes	Battle of Thebes: both sides suffered many wounded and dead.	17.11.5
333 BC	Issus	Battle of Issus: more than 100,000 Persian infantry and nearly 10,000 cavalry were killed.	17.36.6
333 BC	Issus	At dawn Alexander went to find Hephaestion and the women of Darius.	17.37.5
332 BC	Tyre	When Alexander threatened them, the Tyrians resolutely held out.	17.40.3
332 BC	Tyre	During the siege of Tyre, Alexander called his soldiers back with a trumpet.	17.45.7
332 BC	Memphis	Alexander went up to Memphis and defeated the local forces in front of the city.	17.48.4
331 BC	Arbela	Battle of Gaugamela: more than 90,000 Persian cavalry and infantry fell.	17.61.3
330 BC	Susa	Alexander took over the famous palace at Susa without bloodshed.	17.65.5
329 BC	Hyrcania	Alexander passed along the coast of Hyrcania and invaded the land of the Mardi.	17.76.3
328 BC	Aornos	Attack on a rock fortress: at first the barbarians had the advantage, thanks to the terrain.	17.85.7
326 BC	Hydaspes	After great danger, took and burned the largest and strongest city.	17.91.4
326 BC	Malli	Alexander set out to campaign against Sidrakai and the Malloi.	17.98.1
323 BC	Babylon	Death of Alexander, after a reign of 12 years and 7 months.	17.117.5
323 BC – 322 BC	Laranda	Took the city of Larandai in one stroke, killed the men, and enslaved the rest.	18.22.2
323 BC – 322 BC	Aetolia	Antipater and Craterus set out to attack the Aetolians.	18.24.1
322 BC – 321 BC	Amphissa	The Aetolians besieged the Locrians of Amphissa and plundered their land.	18.38.2
318 BC – 317 BC	Athenae	Athens concluded peace on condition that it keep its city and territory.	18.74.3
314 BC – 313 BC	Saticula	Rome besieged Satricum.	19.72.4
312 BC – 311 BC	Babylon	Demetrius came to the emptied Babylon and besieged its fortress.	19.100.7
311 BC – 310 BC	Gela	Hamilcar attempted to besiege Gela.	19.110.3
308 BC – 307 BC	Carthago	Carthage came out of its camp and fought in line battle with Agathocles.	20.38.4
308 BC – 307 BC	Caere	Passing through Umbria, he entered the area near Caere on the Tyrrhenian coast.	20.44.9
306 BC – 305 BC	Aegyptus	Antigonus decided on an Egyptian expedition and advanced with infantry.	20.73.2
305 BC – 304 BC	Rhodos	Rhodian war: after rejecting envoys from Demetrius's side, a fleet was dispatched.	20.82.2
304 BC – 303 BC	Rhodos	Fighting between the troops who broke into the walls and the Rhodians.	20.98.9
303 BC – 302 BC	Sicyon	Sicyon was guarded by Ptolemy's soldiers.	20.102.2
302 BC – 301 BC	Synnada	Persuaded Dokimos and took over Sinada.	20.107.4

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