claim: Moesia included a monarch.
evidence: Gilgamesh the King is a 1984 historical novel by American writer Robert Silverberg , presenting the Epic of Gilgamesh as a novel .. Robert Silverberg. Robert Silverberg. historical novel. historical novel. Epic of Gilgamesh. Epic of Gilgamesh. In the afterword the author say `` at all times I have attempted to interpret the fanciful and fantastic events of these poems in a realistic way , that is , to tell the story of Gilgamesh as though he were writing his own memoirs , and to that end I have introduced many interpretations of my own devising which for better or for worse are in no way to be ascribed to the scholars '' .