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Persica Press
Persica may be: *Persica (Ctesias) ''Persica'' (/pεrsɪkɑː/; Ancient Greek: Περσικά, ''Persiká'') is a lost Ancient Greek text, divided in 23 books, on Assyrian, Median and Persian history written by Ctesias of Cnidus, a physician at the court of the Persian king Artaxer ..., a lost historical work * Persica, a subgenus of plants {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persica (Ctesias)
''Persica'' (/pεrsɪkɑː/; Ancient Greek: Περσικά, ''Persiká'') is a lost Ancient Greek text, divided in 23 books, on Assyrian, Medes, Median and Persian history written by Ctesias of Cnidus, a physician at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II (404-358 BC). The work's style and value for the study of the Achaemenid Empire, Achaemenid history have been a subject of much controversy among modern scholars. Outline of the work Books 1-3: Assyrian history. The books described the reign of the legendary king Ninus who founded the Assyrian empire and the city of Nineveh, and conquered large parts of western Asia; the reign of the legendary Queen Semiramis and her invasion of India; the reigns of Ninyas and of Sardanapalus and the end of the Assyrian empire after the revolts of Arbaces of Media and Belesys of Babylon. Books 4-6: Median history. The books recounted the history of the Median empire from the reign of Arbaces to the reign of Astyages and his defeat in the han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |