{"product_id":"ctesias-andrew-nichols-9781853997426","title":"Ctesias: On India","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eIndika\u003c\/i\u003e (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' \u003ci\u003eIndika\u003c\/i\u003e helped shape the Greek view of India. This English translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and includes all extant fragments of the \u003ci\u003eIndika\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as fragments of Ctesias' other minor works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1853997420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853997426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrew Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939020112127,"sku":"9781853997426","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6afaf33a-99d5-4ce1-a08d-2aef804e306d.jpg?v=1681439024","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ctesias-andrew-nichols-9781853997426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}