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Ctesias' Persica in Its Near Eastern Context /

The Persica is an extensive history of Assyria and Persia written by the Greek historian Ctesias, who served as a doctor to the Persian king Artaxerxes II around 400 BCE. Written for a Greek readership, the Persica influenced the development of both historiographic and literary traditions in Greece....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Waters, Matthew W. (Matthew William) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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