{"product_id":"ctesias-history-of-persia-lloyd-llewellyn-jones-9780415364119","title":"Ctesias' 'History of Persia': Tales of the Orient","description":"\u003cp\u003eTowards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book \u003cem\u003eHistory of Persia\u003c\/em\u003e. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world's most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of Persian court life and access to the gossip and scandal surrounding Persian history and court politics, past and present. His \u003cem\u003eHistory of Persia\u003c\/em\u003e was completed at a time when the Greeks were fascinated by Persia and seems very much to cater to contemporary interest in Persian wealth and opulence, powerful Persian women, the institution of the harem, kings and queens, eunuchs and secret plots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented here in English translation for the first time with commentaries, \u003cem\u003eCtesias\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating insight into Persia in the fifth century BC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones,James Robson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415364116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415364119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010","brand":"Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136078459135,"sku":"9780415364119","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13335230-49ff-4e4e-a635-c33e137e928c.jpg?v=1770160367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ctesias-history-of-persia-lloyd-llewellyn-jones-9780415364119","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}