Ctesias' History of Persia : tales of the Orient / / [translated with commentaries by] Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and James Robson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456572003321
• Autore: Ctesias
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-134-22047-2; 1-282-44400-X; 9786612444005; 0-203-01530-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Collana: Routledge classical translations
• Altri autori (Persone): Llewellyn-JonesLloyd; RobsonJames
• Disciplina: 935.05
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Iran History To 650; Iran History To 640 Early works to 1800; Iran Kings and rulers Early works to 1800; Iran Social life and customs Early works to 1800
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 wealt