Semiramis' Legacy: The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily - Rilegato

Stronk, Jan P.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1474414257 ISBN 13: 9781474414258

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2016

Riassunto

There are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC author, is the only one to have written a comprehensive history (the Bibliotheca Historica or Historical Library) in which more than cursory attention is paid to Persia. The Bibliotheca Historica covers the entire period from Persia's prehistory until the arrival of the Parthians from the East and that of Roman power throughout Asia Minor and beyond from the West, around 750 years after Assyrian rule ended.

Diodorus' contribution to our knowledge of Persian history is therefore of great value for the modern historian of the Ancient Near East and in this book Jan Stronk provides the first complete translation of Diodorus' account of the history of Persia. He also examines and evaluates both Diodorus' account and the sources he used to compose his work, taking into consideration the historical, political and archaeological factors that may have played a role in the transmission of the evidence he used to acquire the raw material underlying his Bibliotheca.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jan Stronk is Research Associate in the Department of Ancient History at the University of Amsterdam.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1474414257
• ISBN 13: 9781474414258
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 606