In this Book
- Ctesias’ Persica in Its Near Eastern Context
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
The Persica is an extensive history of Assyria and Persia from around 400 BCE. It was written by the Greek historian Ctesias, who served as a doctor to the Persian king Artaxerxes II. In this volume, Matt Waters offers a fresh interdisciplinary analysis of the text. He shows in detail how Ctesias' history, though written in a Greek literary style, was infused with two millennia of Mesopotamian and Persian motifs, legends, and traditions. Waters' revealing study contributes significantly to knowledge of ancient historiography, Persian dynastic traditions and culture, and the influence of Near Eastern texts and oral tradition on Greek literature.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 3-19
- 1. The Eunuch In-between
- pp. 20-44
- 2. Semiramis, Queen of Battle
- pp. 45-59
- 4. The Inverted Hero’s Many Faces
- pp. 78-100
- Conclusion
- pp. 101-104
- Bibliography
- pp. 131-150
- Index Locorum
- pp. 157-167
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299310936
Related ISBN(s)
9780299310905, 9780299310943
MARC Record
OCLC
968212250
Pages
181
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-18
Language
English
Open Access
No