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Ctesias

By Andrew Nichols

Ctesias

By Andrew Nichols

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A Greek doctor serving at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II in the fifth century BC, Ctesias met travellers and visitors from the far eastern reaches of the Persian Empire, merchants from along the Silk Road and Indians from near the Indus Valley. His Indika (On India), was the first monograph ever written on India by a western author, introducing its readers to such fantastic creatures as the unicorn and the martichora, along with real life subjects such as the parrot and the art of falconry. Confirming pre-existing conceptions of what were considered to be the edges of the earth, Ctesias' Indika helped shape the Greek view of India. This English translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and includes all extant fragments of the Indika, as well as fragments of Ctesias' other minor works.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
190
Release Date:
2011-09-22
Publication Date:
2011-09-22
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1853997420
ISBN13:
9781853997426
Weight:
247 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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