---
name: Ctesias of Cnidus
name_greek: Κτησίας ὁ Κνίδιος
eul_aid: ehy
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/ctesias-of-cnidus-ehy"
period: Classical
dialect: Ionic
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Ctesias of Cnidus

*Κτησίας ὁ Κνίδιος*

**eul_aid:** `ehy` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/ctesias-of-cnidus-ehy)

Ctesias of Cnidus was a Greek physician and historian. His surviving works include historical texts. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Assyrian History](https://eulogikon.org/works/ctesias-cnidus-assyrian-history-ehy-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ τῆς Ἀσσυρικῆς Ἱστορίας* · `ehy-ab`
- [On the Colaxaeans](https://eulogikon.org/works/ctesias-cnidus-colaxaeans-ehy-ac) — *Ἀπόσπασμα* · `ehy-ac`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/ctesias-cnidus-testimonies-ehy-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `ehy-aa`

## License and provenance

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