Assyrian history of Herodotus : The missing and the extant
logos

J 2023

Assyrian history of Herodotus : The missing and the extant logos

PRUŠA, Libor

Basic information

Original name

Assyrian history of Herodotus : The missing and the extant logos

Authors

PRUŠA, Libor (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Graeco-Latina Brunensia, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2023, 1803-7402

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60101 History

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Archiv GLB

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/23:00131586

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2023-1-7

Keywords in English

Herodotus; Assyria; Histories; Ctesias; Berossus

Abstract

V originále

Herodotus wrote down a very brief account of the history of Assyria in his Histories, but he promised to deliver a complete logos as well. We can find two remarks on this future project that (possibly) never materialized in the end. In the preserved text, there are only several mentions of Assyrian kings, history, and customs, but it seems he planned to expand the narrative further, potentially in a separate piece of work. The result was a mysterious Assyrian logos. In this article, I will explore the possible influence of Herodotus' account on the Greek tradition about this eastern land through either one of these logoi, if, in fact, he had any at all. In the first part, I will examine the sources, whether they refer to his more detailed treatise on Assyria, and what can be said about this work in general. In the second part, I will focus on his extant Assyrian logos, whether any later author (most notably Ctesias and Berossus) could have used his work as a source, and who became the authorities on the history of Assyria, considering the changes in the narratives.

Links

MUNI/A/1208/2022, interní kód MU

Name: Evropské proměny a konstanty: antické civilizace a jazyky v dalším evropském vývoji

Investor: Masaryk University, European Changes and Stability: Ancient Civilizations and Languages in Later European Transformations

Citovat

PRUŠA, Libor. Assyrian history of Herodotus : The missing and the extant logos. Graeco-Latina Brunensia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2023, vol. 28, No 1, p. 107-127. ISSN 1803-7402. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2023-1-7.

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PRUŠA, Libor. Assyrian history of Herodotus : The missing and the extant logos. \textit{Graeco-Latina Brunensia}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2023, vol.~28, No~1, p.~107-127. ISSN~1803-7402. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2023-1-7.

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