Название: Semiramis' Legacy: The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily
Автор: Jan Stronk
Издательство: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474414257
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 624
Размер: 5,0 МБ
Язык: Английский
Presents and contextualises extracts from the Historical Library of Diodorus 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.