The Histories by Herodotus, Aubrey De Selincourt (Translator), Aubery de Selincourt (Translator), John M. Marincola (Introduction), John M. Marincola (Noted by)
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(Paperback - Revised)
- Pub. Date: April 2003
- 784pp
- Sales Rank: 24,356
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2003
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
- Format: Paperback, 784pp
- Sales Rank: 24,356
- Series: Penguin Classics Series
- ISBN-13: 9780140449082
- ISBN: 0140449086
- Edition Description: Revised
Synopsis
"The father of history," as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well-versed in the classics. Compelled by his desire to "prevent the traces of human events from being erased by time," Herotodus recounts the incidents preceding and following the Persian Wars. He gives us much more than military history, though, providing the fullest portrait of the classical world of the 5th and 6th centuries. This readable new translation is supplemented with expansive notes to help the reader appreciate the book in depth.
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Carolyn Dewald is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Southern California. Robin Waterfield is a distinguished translator whose version of Plato's Republic has been described as 'the best available'.
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The Histories by Herodotus fascinatingby Anonymous
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May 07, 2009: An excellent book for people intrested in ancient history or learning about how ancient people thought.
Herodotus is Outstanding!by Anonymous
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November 24, 2007: The Histories of Herodoutus is the sightings and hearings that Herodotus a native of Halicarnassus, had written down. This includes the customs of Egyptians, far-fetched tales of one-eyed giants, and the Persian war. This is one of the greatest masterpieces of western literature that has been preserved.
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