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Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 CONTENTS 6 Acknowledgements 8 Preface 9 List of illustrations 11 Introduction 12 Outline of the History of Persia 99 Ctesias’ History of Persia 102 Translator’s Preface 103 Key to conventions used in this edition 104 Testimonia on the life and work of Ctesias 106 Fragments of Ctesias’ History of Persia 122 Books 1–3 Assyrian History 124 Books 4–6 Median History 160 Books 7–11 Persian History: Reign of Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) (550/49–530 BCE) 170 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) 188 Books 16–17 Persian History: Reign of Artaxerxes I (465–424 BCE) 198 Book 18 Persian History: Reigns of Xerxes II (424 BCE), Secyndianus (424 BCE), and Darius II (Ochus) (424–404 BCE) 203 Books 19–20 Persian History: Early reign of Artaxerxes II (404–359/8 BCE) 208 Books 21–23 Persian History: Later reign of Artaxerxes II (404–359/8 BCE); List of distances; List of kings 220 Miscellaneous comments on the Persian Empire 227 Appendices 231 Glossary of authors 231 Genealogy of the Persian royal family 238 Map: The Persian Empire 241 Bibliography 243 Index 252 Tales of the O

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Author

LLoyd Llewellyn-Jones; James Robson

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2019

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction