- Sardanapalus
- or Sardanapallus biographical name king of Assyria; sometimes identified with Ashurbanipal (reigned 668-627 B.C.)
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Sardanapalus — (also spelled Sardanapallus) was, according to the Greek writer Ctesias of Cnidus, the last king of Assyria. Ctesias Persica is lost, but we know of its contents by later compilations and from the work of Diodorus (II.27). Sardanapalus has often… … Wikipedia
SARDANAPALUS — Assyriis Thonos Concoleros, A. M. 3215. secundum quosdam, 3158. secundum alios, ultimus Assyriorum rex, tricessmus a Nino, omni libidinis mollitieique genere effeminatissimus: adeo, ut non erubuerit inter scortorum greges nere, et muliebri habitu … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Sardanapalus — ▪ legendary king of Assyria also spelled Sardanapallus, legendary king of Assyria. He apparently represents an amalgamation of the characters and tragic fates of three Assyrian rulers: Ashurbanipal (q.v.; ruled 668–627 BC); his brother,… … Universalium
SARDANAPÁLUS — the last king of Assyria; led a luxurious, effeminate life, but surprised when at his ease by a large army of invaders he suddenly developed into a hero, till hard pressed at length and shut up in Nineveh, and after two years defence finding… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Sardanapalus — /sadəˈnæpələs/ (say sahduh napuhluhs) noun → Ashurbanipal …
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Dionysus Sardanapalus — Head detail of the Dionysus Sardanaplus from the National Roman Museum The Dionysus Sardanapalus is an uncommon Hellenistic Roman Neo Attic sculpture type of the god Dionysus, misnamed after the king Sardanapalus. Unlike most contemporary… … Wikipedia
Death of Sardanapalus — Eugène Delacroix. Death of Sardanapalus. Oil on canvas. 12 ft 1 in x 16 ft 3 in. Louvre. Death of Sardanapalus (La Mort de Sardanapale) is an oil painting on canvas, dated 1827 by Eugène Delacroix. Its dimensions are 392 x 496 cm or 12′ 1 x 16′ 3 … Wikipedia
САРДАНАПАЛ — • Sardanapālus, Σαρδανάπαλος или Коносконколер, назывался обыкновенно (по Ктесию) последним царем так называемого Древнеассирийского царства, которое будто уничтожено мидийцем Арбаком и вавилонянином Белесисом в 9 в. до Р. X. Но т. к … Реальный словарь классических древностей
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