- Sardanapallus
- biographical name see Sardanapalus
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Sardanapallus
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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 — ▪ 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
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
