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Plutarch and the Persica (Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia)

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Bridges the gap between Plutarch Studies and Achaemenid Studies through analysis of key texts
This book addresses two historical mysteries. The first is the content and character of the fourth century BCE Greek works at the Persian Achaemenid Empire treatises known as the Persica. The second one is the method of work of The second one century CE biographer Plutarch of Chaeronea (CE 45-120) who used these works to compose his biographies, in particular the Life of the Persian king Artaxerxes.
By coping with both issues concurrently, Almagor proposes a new way of approaching the two entangled problems, and offers a greater understanding of both the portrayal of ancient Persia within the lost Persica works and the manner in their reception and adaptation nearly five hundred years later. Intended for both scholars and students of the Achaemenid Empire and Greek imperial literature, this book bridges the two worlds and two necessary branches of scholarship.
Key features
Builds a picture of the character and structure of the lost Persica works by Ctesias of Cnidus, Deinon of Colophon, Heracleides of Cyme
Shows how Plutarch used the Persica works in his Lives with a specific center of attention on Artaxerxes
Considers the depiction of famous figures such as Alexander the Great and Themistocles in Plutarch’s works

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