Ctesias' 'History of Persia'. Tales of the Orient, Paperback - James (The Open University, UK) Robson

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There are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC...

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The adventures of Samak, a trickster-warrior hero of Persia's thousand-year-old oral storytelling tradition, are beloved in Iran. Translated from t...

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