Creator Bio
Diodorus Siculus
1 BCE
Born in Sicily, Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian. His Bibliotheca Historica (Library of History) draws on many existing histories to tell a sweeping narrative beginning with ancient Egypt, Africa, and the Middle East and ending with the reign of Julius Caesar. The book originally comprised forty volumes, but only some sections survive.
Content by Diodorus Siculus
Primary Source
Hecataeus on Moses and the Origin of the Jewish People
Library of History 40.2–3
When in ancient times a pestilence arose in Egypt, the common people ascribed their troubles to the workings of a divine agency; for indeed with many strangers of all sorts dwelling in their midst and…