Version: 18 (current) | Updated: 12/3/2025, 2:38:04 AM
Added description
A companion JSON file (File 2) encodes the same material as a network of entities and relationships, providing structured metadata for computational analysis.
@file_pinax -> documents -> @book_xx:document {description: "Collection of excerpts from Book XX covering pages 255‑333"}
@pages_255_333:concept {range: "255-333"}
@book_xx:document -> covers -> @pages_255_333:concept
@file_pinax -> subjects -> [@agathocles, @demetrius, @ptolemy, @carthage, @libya, @cyprus, @athens, @syracuse, @sicily]
@agathocles_campaign_libya:event -> related to -> @agathocles_libya_campaign:event
@demetrius -> participated in -> @naval_battle_demetrius_ptolemy
@ptolemy -> participated in -> @naval_battle_demetrius_ptolemy
@demetrius -> participated in -> @naval_battle_near_salamis
@ptolemy -> participated in -> @naval_battle_near_salamis
@demetrius -> participated in -> @naval_battle_salamis
@ptolemy -> participated in -> @naval_battle_salamis
@demetrius -> assumed -> @diadem
@ptolemy -> assumed -> @diadem
@agathocles -> assumed -> @diadem
@antigonus -> assumed -> @diadem
@seleucus -> assumed -> @diadem
@lysimachus -> assumed -> @diadem
@cassander -> assumed -> @diadem
@carthaginians -> defended -> @siege_of_carthage:event
@carthaginians -> panicked at -> @ophellas_march:event
@carthaginians -> overthrew -> @bormilcar_tyranny:event
@carthaginians -> executed -> @bormilcar
@agathocles -> led -> @agathocles_libya_campaign:event
@agathocles -> performed -> @agathocles_sacrifice:event
@agathocles -> gave -> @agathocles_entertainments:event
@agathocles -> used -> @policy_goodwill:concept
@agathocles -> used -> @wine_truth_discovery:concept
@agathocles -> mocked -> @assembly:place {context: @agathocles_mocking:event}
@agathocles -> entered -> @assembly:place {with: @bodyguard_crowd, when: @date_307_BCE, context: @agathocles_mocking:event}
@agathocles -> compared to -> @dionysius:person {context: @agathocles_mocking:event}
@agathocles -> fled -> @gela:place {when: @date_307_BCE, context: @agathocles_flee_to_gela:event}
@agathocles -> invited -> @libyans:organization {to: "banquet", when: @date_307_BCE}
@agathocles -> slaughtered -> @libyans:organization {when: @date_307_BCE, context: @agathocles_libya_campaign:event}
@agathocles -> slaughtered -> @mercenaries:organization {when: @date_307_BCE, context: @agathocles_libya_campaign:event}
@agathocles -> sailed -> @syracuse:place {when: @date_307_BCE, after: @agathocles_libya_campaign:event}
@agathocles -> arrived -> @libya:place {when: @date_307_BCE, after: @agathocles_libya_campaign:event}
@agathocles -> found -> @army:organization {status: "discouraged", location: @libya:place}
@agathocles -> decided -> @campaign_decision:concept
@agathocles -> held out -> @agathocles_battle_barbarians:event
@agathocles -> withdrew -> @agathocles_withdrawal:event
@agathocles -> paid -> @carthaginians {amount: "300 talents", when: @date_307_BCE, context: "peace terms"}
@carthaginians -> received -> @agathocles {payment: "300 talents", when: @date_307_BCE}
@libyans -> deserted -> @agathocles {reason: "after defeat"}
@archagathus -> commanded -> @siege_of_carthage:event
@archagathus -> ordered -> @archagathus:person {action: "sent three armies from Carthage"} {when: @date_307_BCE}
@archagathus -> sent -> @army_coast:entity {size: "30,000 soldiers", destination: @carthage_coast:place}
@archagathus -> sent -> @army_midland:entity {size: "30,000 soldiers", destination: @carthage_midland:place}
@archagathus -> sent -> @army_interior:entity {size: "30,000 soldiers", destination: @carthage_interior:place}
@archagathus -> reported -> @siege_of_carthage:event {outcome: "relief of siege, food scarcity alleviated"}
@archagathus -> suffered -> @battle_eumachus:event {outcome: "defeat"}
@archagathus -> returned -> @tunis:place {after: @siege_of_carthage:event}
@archagathus -> sent -> @messenger:entity {destination: @sicily, content: "report to father"} {when: @date_307_BCE}
@archagathus -> plotted_against -> @agathocles {description: "suspected conspiracy"}
@heracleides -> escorted -> @agathocles {description: "accompanied Agathocles on secret departure"}
@ophellas -> murdered_by -> @agathocles
@night_fire_incident -> caused by -> @wind:concept
@night_fire_incident -> burned -> @sacred_hut:place
@night_fire_incident -> burned -> @altar:place
@agathocles_expedition_libya:event -> participants -> [@agathocles, @libyans, @carthaginians]
@agathocles_expedition_libya:event -> same as -> @agathocles_libya_campaign:event
@agathocles_capture:event -> result -> "bound with chains"
@agathocles_execution:event -> result -> "death by soldiers"
@agathocles_torture_of_citizens:event -> methods -> ["wheel", "catapult", "iron pincers", "breast cutting", "foetus expulsion"]More versions available (pagination not yet implemented)
# Reorganization Summary The files have been grouped into sequential sets of five pages each, maintaining the continuous narrative flow of Diodorus Siculus' Book XX. Each group covers a distinct segment of the historical account, focusing on either Agathocles' campaigns in Libya and Sicily or Demetrius' military actions in Greece and Cyprus. This organization preserves the chronological and thematic coherence of the original text. ## Groups Created - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_255-263**: These pages contain continuous narrative from Diodorus Siculus' Book XX, covering events in Libya and Sicily involving Agathocles and Carthage. - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_265-273**: These pages continue the narrative from Book XX, focusing on Demetrius' campaigns in Cyprus and the naval battles against Ptolemy. - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_275-283**: These pages contain the continuation of Demetrius' naval campaigns and the political developments in Greece. - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_285-293**: These pages focus on Agathocles' campaigns in Libya and Sicily, including his brutal tactics and political maneuvers. - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_295-303**: These pages continue Agathocles' Libyan campaign, including battles against Carthage and descriptions of Libyan tribes. - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_305-313**: These pages cover the military campaigns in Libya, including Agathocles' strategies and the Carthaginian response. - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_315-323**: These pages focus on Agathocles' political maneuvers, his return to Sicily, and the brutal treatment of Segesta. - **Diodorus_Siculus_Book_XX_Pages_325-333**: These pages conclude the narrative of Agathocles' Libyan campaign and his brutal actions in Sicily.