07-25-2006, 09:56 PM
Quote: Pliny often refers to conflicting evidence, but in this particular case does not endorse one view; he cites Thucydides, and does not say that he was right.
As to the reliability of Diodorus, last week, Christopher Tuplin wrote this nice piece. I think we must start to revaluate him. Of course, Diodorus is often inaccurate when he has no good source (e.g., choosing Ctesias as source for Near-Eastern history was an error), but Diodorus' choice of Ephorus was not a bad one. And when he's talking about Sicily, I think that the burden of proof rests with those who disagree with Diodorus.
I just saw that review the other day, good for Diodorus he deserves a full court press defense, he may not be Thucydides but I think he gets all too many off-the-cuff attacks as inaccurate or careless or etc…
But going back to your original point question doesn’t Diodorus also put 5s in the fleet of Sidon during the Satraps revolt, earlier than what I would call the Age of Alexander?
Paul Klos
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