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Translated with Notes by George Rawlinson. With an Introduction by Tom Griffith. Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his 'Histories' are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage-sellers? Which is the oldest language in the world? Why did Leonidas and his 300 Spartans spend the morning before the battle of Thermopylae combing their hair? Why did every Babylonian woman have to sit in the Temple of Aphrodite until a man threw a coin into her lap, and how long was she likely to sit there? And what is the best way to kill a crocodile? This wide-ranging history provides the answers to all these fascinating questions as well as providing many fascinating insights into the Ancient World. AUTHOR: Herodotus (c.484 BC-c.420 BC) is often called the Father of History and is the earliest, and one of the greatest of the ancient Greek prose writers. In most instances, his account is the only substantial one that survives of many key historical events.Product Identifiers
PublisherWordsworth Editions LTD
ISBN-139781853264665
eBay Product ID (ePID)91441004
Product Key Features
Book TitleHistories
AuthorHerodotus
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages768 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight471g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorHerodotus
Series TitleWordsworth Classics of World Literature
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 23 Oct, 2019
Great book
Great price for an excellent bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Jul, 2016
Herodotus
Dipped in to huge tome and found it engrossing. Historian admitting to not knowing for certain and entertaining in his stories. Interesting as a beginning of historical referring to sources and questioning them. I'll keep going with this adventure in historical writing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Nov, 2016
Histories - Herodotus
Herodotus can really tell a story. Though lacking the strict style of the pure historian, it is all the better for his own take on the world. His personality and observations can take you back to ancient Greece and make it live again.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
