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Knidos commercial harbor breakwater stones, circular agora, and Cape Tekir. Photograph unavailable
Knidos Commercial Harbor at Datça, Muğla, Homeland Base of Persian Royal Physician Ctesias of Knidos (5th Century BC)

Historical event

late 5th century BCE — early 4th century BCEIonia & AeolisCulture and memory

Authoring of the 23-Volume Persica History by Royal Physician Ctesias of Knidos at the Persian Court (398 BC)

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Authoring of the 23-Volume Persica History by Royal Physician Ctesias of Knidos at the Persian Court (398 BC) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · late 5th century BCE — early 4th century BCE · Culture and memory

Event

Authoring of the 23-Volume Persica History by Royal Physician Ctesias of Knidos at the Persian Court (398 BC) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Authoring%20of%20the%2023-Volume%20Persica%20History%20by%20Royal%20Physician%20Ctesias%20of%20Knidos%20at%20the%20Persian%20Court%20(398%20BC)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • Ionia & Aeolis

Narrative stops

Research sources