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| Title | : | The Histories |
| Author | : | Herodotus |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Penguin Classics |
| Pages | : | Pages: 716 pages |
| Published | : | January 30th 2003 by Penguin Books (first published -450) |
| Categories | : | History. Classics. Nonfiction. Ancient History |
Herodotus
Paperback | Pages: 716 pages Rating: 3.98 | 38161 Users | 946 Reviews
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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants. With its kaleidoscopic blend of fact and legend, the "Histories" offers a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.Particularize Books Supposing The Histories
| Original Title: | Ἰστορίαι |
| ISBN: | 0140449086 (ISBN13: 9780140449082) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Leonidas, Xerxes I of Persia, Themistocles, Thales of Miletus, Cyrus the Great, Croesus, Aphrodite, Megabazus, Leutychides, Ister, Maeandrius, Histiaios, Harpagos, Kypselos, Artaphrenes, Massagetai, Adrastos, Kandaules, Hermotimos, Gorgos, Kleombrotos, Hekataios, Mardonlos, Bagaios, Labda, Kepheus, Necos, Apollo (Greek god), Artabazos I of Phrygia, Mardonius, Pausanias of Sparta, Solon (of Athens), Amasis II, Gyges of Lydia, Candaules of Lydia, Psamtik III, Psamtik I, Cambyses I, Tomyris (Massagetean Queen), Artemisia I of Caria, Eurybiades, Leotychidas, Hydarnes II, Artyphius |
| Setting: | Cappadocia(Turkey) Lydia Halys River(Turkey) …more Corynth(Greece) Sparta(Greece) Sardis (now: Sart)(Turkey) Ecbatana(Iran) Delphi(Greece) Ascalon (now: Ashkelon)(Israel) Cytherea(Greece) Babylon Athens(Greece) Marathon(Greece) Salamis (Greece) …less |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 38161 Users | 946 ReviewsCrit Containing Books The Histories
I had read this work three times before, always in George Rawlinsons traditional translation. I wanted to read it at least once more as I listened to the lecture series on Herodotus by Professor Elizabeth Vandiver of Whitman College, a lecture series made available through the Teaching Company via their Great Courses. At Vandivers recommendation I used Robin Waterfields more recent translation and found it most satisfactory. This edition also contains adequate maps, an essential featureHerodotus writes with more narrative power than most novels. He has more insight into the human condition than all psychology departments. If hubris is what happens to arrogant kings in Herodotuss account, then King Croseus is the hero of this story. He humbles himself when he is beaten and as a result is a wise counselor to the Persian kings. Most kings, however, arent like Croseus.The story isnt straightforward. He begins with the claim that he will give the background to the Persian war. He
A wonderful start for someone looking to ease into classical primary sources. Not as dry or intimidating as Thucydides.
What I learned from this book (in no particular order):1. Ancient Greeks are quarrelsome and love to waste each others city-states for the pettiest reasons. 2. From all forms of government known to man, democracy is the best. Tyrants and oligarchs suck.3. The Persian Empire is a mighty barbarian nation, but being cowardly, effeminate and slavish, it is eventually defeated by the quarrelsome but brave and civilized Greeks.4. Among the Greeks, the Spartans are the bravest. Gerard Butler with a
Superb book, it immersed me in ancient Greece. Herodotus skills are unmatched as a story teller, although the speeches are far better in Thucydides.Written at the outset of the Peloponnesian War this book comes across as Athenian propaganda some times. However, all the detail provided of the different civilizations the Greeks had contact with is just great. For anyone who enjoys reading on the subject this is a fun, thorough and excellently crafted book.Props to Herodotus for being more
During the fifth century B.C. Herodotus of Halicarnassus traveled the known world making inquiries and doing research on the origins and events of the wars between the Persians and the Greeks. This sizable text was the result and it includes what he referred to as enquiries but what encompasses much of what we would call history, sociology, anthropology, mythology and more. It is a wonderful narrative providing the essential background and events, including famous battles like Thermopylae and
I think I would like to invite my Goodreads friends to browse any Book you like, then take heart to start with Book I as the inception of the whole inquiry unthinkable to those Greek scholars at that time, but Herodotus could make it and you cannot help admiring him when you read his famous preamble: Herodotus of Halicarnassus here displays his inquiry, so that human achievements may not become forgotten in time, and great and marvellous deeds -- some displayed by Greeks, some by barbarians --
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