- A record of the view that the Persians held of India was written by Ctesias under the title Indica.
- As Ctesias was graciously received by Artaxerxes II Mnemon (405/4-359/8 BCE) because of his medical skill, he probably reached Persia after 405.
- Ctesias' works, while valuable as historical sources, are also criticized for their exaggerations, inaccuracies, and biased perspectives.
- In 405 bc Ctesias traveled to the Persian court, where he remained as physician under the rulers Darius II and Artaxerxes II.
- Ctesias ( / ˈtiːʒəs / ; Antik Yunan : Κτησίας, Ktēsíās, MÖ 5. yüzyıl), Ctesias the Cnidian veya Cnidus'un Ctesias'ı , Karia'nın bir parçası olduğu Caria Cnidus...
- Born around 400 BC in the city of Cnidus in Caria, Asia Minor (now modern-day Turkey), Ctesias was a contemporary of other classical historians and philosophers.
- All sources agree that Ctesias was born in the Carian town Cnidus, a town in the extreme southwest of modern Turkey.
- For example, Christopher Columbus, thinking himself in India, imagined that he was on the trail of Ctesias' dog-headed men in the Caribbean.
- Ctesias. Tıp Doktoru, Tarihçi, Yazar. ... Ktesias, Ctesias the Cnidian, Ctesias of Cnidus. İLGİLİ BİYOGRAFİLER. İbn-i Sina.
- After Ctesias's first death at the hands of a Flesh Hound Be'lakor comes to claim Ctesias. Ahriman intervenes, trying to negotiate for Ctesias's life.