The accounts记述 · the ancient witnesses
Greek historians · 希腊史家
Herodotus — Histories （希罗多德·历史）primary source · 源典
§ 1
Hdt. 1.66–68 — the fetters oracle, the Spartan defeat, and Lichas' discovery of the bones of Orestes at Tegea希罗多德 1.66–68——镣铐神谕、斯巴达战败，以及利卡斯在提盖亚发现俄瑞斯忒斯遗骨
Diodorus Siculus — Library of History （狄奥多罗斯·历史丛书）dated witness · 系年见证42 loci · well-attested
§ 3.3–3, 9.1–30
Roman historians · 罗马史家
Livy — Ab Urbe Condita （李维·建城以来史）dated witness · 系年见证19 loci · attested
§ 1.43–48
Provenance: “primary source” = curated canonical witness (editorial); “dated witness” = derived from the ToposText date index by year-span, with the matched loci count. Sparse counts may include incidental mentions.出处：「源典」为校订之正典见证（编辑判断）；「系年见证」由 ToposText 系年索引按年代跨度推得，附匹配条目数；稀少者或含偶涉。
On the timeline时间轴上
→ See this and all 18 historians on the chronology spine于编年脊柱上一览本事件与全部 18 位史家