Waters, Matt.

Ctesias' Persica in Its near Eastern Context. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (182 pages) - Wisconsin Studies in Classics Series . - Wisconsin Studies in Classics Series .

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Eunuch In-between -- 2. Semiramis, Queen of Battle -- 3. A Different Kind of Education for Cyrus -- 4. The Inverted Hero's Many Faces -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Regnal Dates of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Kings -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index Locorum.

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Ctesias.-Persica.
Iran-History-To 640-Historiography.
Iran-History-To 640-Sources.


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