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Ctesias' 'History of Persia' - Tales of the Orient (Hardcover)
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Ctesias' 'History of Persia' - Tales of the Orient (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Classical Translations
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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.
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