| 单词 | sardanapalus |
| 释义 | SardanapalusSardanapalus(ˌsɑːdəˈnæpələs)SardanapalusSardanapalus(särdənăp`ələs), in the Persica of CtesiasCtesias, fl. 400 B.C., Greek historian and physician of Cnidus. He lived many years in the Persian court. He tended Artaxerxes II when he was wounded in the battle of Cunaxa (401 B.C.). In 398 he was sent by the Persians as envoy to Evagoras and Conon. ..... Click the link for more information. , an Assyrian monarch who lived in great luxury. He was besieged in Nineveh by the Medes for two years, at the end of which time he set fire to his palace and burned himself and his court to death. Byron wrote a tragedy on the theme. The identity of Sardanapalus is a complete mystery, as the facts given in the legend certainly do not fit those of the life of AssurbanipalAssurbanipal or Ashurbanipal , d. 626? B.C., king of ancient Assyria (669–633 B.C.), son and successor of Esar-Haddon. The last of the great kings of Assyria, he drove Taharka out of Egypt and firmly established Necho in power there only to have Necho's son ..... Click the link for more information. , with whom some have tried to identify him. |
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