Ctesias

Summary

Ctesias is a human^[1]. He was born in Knidos^[2]. He was born on 500 BC^[3]. He passed away in Knidos^[4]. He died on 400 BC^[5]. He worked as a physician^[6], historian^[7], writer^[8], and Indologist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Ctesias's place of birth was Knidos^[2].
• Ctesias passed away in Knidos^[4].
• Ctesias was born on 500 BC^[3].
• Ctesias died on 400 BC^[5].
• Ctesias's professions included physician^[6].
• Ctesias's professions included historian^[7].
• Ctesias worked as a writer^[8].
• Ctesias's professions included Indologist^[9].
• Ctesias is recorded as male^[11].
• Ctesias's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Ctesias's work location is recorded as Anatolia^[13].
• Ctesias's work location is recorded as Asia Minor^[14].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[15].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece^[20].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[21].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Paradoxographus Florentinus^[22].
• Ctesias's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[23].
• Ctesias's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[24].
• Ctesias's start of work period is recorded as 500 BC^[25].
• Ctesias's end of work period is recorded as 400 BC^[26].
• Ctesias dates from the classical antiquity^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ctesias was born in Knidos^[2]. He was born on 500 BC^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician^[6], historian^[7], writer^[8], and Indologist^[9].

Death and Burial

Ctesias died on 400 BC^[5]. He died in Knidos^[4].

Why It Matters

Ctesias ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Works attributed to him include Persica^[30], a written work^[31] and Indica^[32], a literary work^[33], founded in -0350^[34].

FAQs

Where was Ctesias born?

Born in Knidos^[2], Ctesias…

Where did Ctesias die?

Ctesias passed away in Knidos^[4].

What did Ctesias do for work?

Ctesias worked as physician^[6], historian^[7], writer^[8], and Indologist^[9].