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Semiramis' legacy : the history of Persia according to Diodorus of Sicily
- Title
- Semiramis' legacy : the history of Persia according to Diodorus of Sicily / Jan P. Stronk.
- Author
- Stronk, Jan P.
- Publication
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- xvii, 606 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Edinburgh studies in ancient Persia
- Uniform Title
- Edinburgh studies in ancient Persia.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Translation of: Bibliotheca historica
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 546-577) and indexes.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-2829
- ISBN
- 9781474414258
- 1474414257
- LCCN
- 2016429985
- OCLC
- 968188521
- Author
- Stronk, Jan P., author, translator.
- Title
- Semiramis' legacy : the history of Persia according to Diodorus of Sicily / Jan P. Stronk.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Edinburgh studies in ancient PersiaEdinburgh studies in ancient Persia.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 546-577) and indexes.
- Language
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Chronological Term
- To 640
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-2829