Ctesias' Persica in Its Near Eastern Context

by Matt Waters

Book Overview

The Persica is an extensive history of Assyria and Persia written by the Greek historian Ctesias, who served as a doctor to the Persian king Artaxerxes II around 400 bce. Written for a Greek readership, the Persica influenced the development of both historiographic and literary traditions in Greece. It also, contends Matt Waters, is an essential but often misunderstood source for the history of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299310949
• ISBN13: 9780299310943
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"