Format:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203015308
Content:
Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world's most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of Persian court life and access to the gossip and scandal surrounding Persian history and court politics, past and present. His History of Persia was completed at a time when the Greeks were fascinated by Persia and seems very much to cater to contemporary interest in Persian wealth and opulence, powerful Persian women, the institution of the harem, kings and queens, eunuchs and secret plots. Presented here in English translation for the first time with commentaries, Ctesias offers a fascinating insight into Persia in the fifth century BC.
Content:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Outline of the History of Persia -- Ctesias' History of Persia -- Translator's Preface -- Key to conventions used in this edition -- Testimonia on the life and work of Ctesias -- Fragments of Ctesias' History of Persia -- Books 1-3 Assyrian History -- Books 4-6 Median History -- Books 7-11 Persian History: Reign of Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) (550/49-530 BCE) -- Books 12-13 Persian History: Reigns of Cambyses II (530-522 BCE), The Magus (522 BCE), Darius I (522-486 BCE), and Xerxes I (486-465 BCE) -- Books 16-17 Persian History: Reign of Artaxerxes I (465-424 BCE) -- Book 18 Persian History: Reigns of Xerxes II (424 BCE), Secyndianus (424 BCE), and Darius II (Ochus) (424-404 BCE) -- Books 19-20 Persian History: Early reign of Artaxerxes II (404-359/8 BCE) -- Books 21-23 Persian History: Later reign of Artaxerxes II (404-359/8 BCE) -- List of distances -- List of kings -- Miscellaneous comments on the Persian Empire -- Appendices -- Glossary of authors -- Genealogy of the Persian royal family -- Map: The Persian Empire -- Bibliography -- Index.
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; OUTLINE OF THE: HISTORY OF PERSIA; CTESIAS': HISTORY OF PERSIA; TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE; KEY TO THE CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS EDITION; TESTIMONIA ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF CTESIAS; FRAGMENTS OF CTESIAS': HISTORY OF PERSIA; BOOKS 1-3 ASSYRIAN HISTORY; BOOKS 4-6 MEDIAN HISTORY; BOOKS 7-11 PERSIAN HISTORY: Reign of Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) (550/49-530 BCE); BOOKS 12-13 PERSIAN HISTORY: Reigns of Cambyses II (530-522 BCE), The Magus (522 BCE), Darius I (522-486 BCE), and Xerxes I (486-465 BCE)
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BOOKS 16-17 PERSIAN HISTORY: Reign of Artaxerxes I (465-424 BCE)BOOK 18 PERSIAN HISTORY: Reigns of Xerxes II (424 BCE), Secyndianus (424 BCE), and Darius II (Ochus) (424-404 BCE); BOOKS 19-20 PERSIAN HISTORY: Early reign of Artaxerxes II (404-359/8 BCE); BOOKS 21-23 PERSIAN HISTORY: Later reign of Artaxerxes II (404-359/8 BCE); List of distances; List of kings; MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS ON THE PERSIAN EMPIRE; GLOSSARY OF AUTHORS; GENEALOGY OF THE PERSIAN ROYAL FAMILY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415364119
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415364119
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. Ctesias, Cnidius Ctesias' history of Persia London [u.a.] : Routledge, 2010 ISBN 0415364116
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415364119
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Iran
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