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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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The Histories Paperback | Pages: 716 pages
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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

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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.

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Oh Herodotus, in some ways I feel like he was my college roommate - fore I spent that much time with him... very enjoyable reading from the "Father of History" about the spread of Hellenism and the Persian empire. Read for my senior thesis in undergrad - it was good to read these classics.

Talk about an on point beard! A surprisingly fun read and certainly worth it for historical significance alone.

What do Herodotus and Tristram Shandy have in common? Progress through digression.I suppose my first acquaintance with the work of Herodotus was through that technicolor cold war drama The 300 Spartans in which a rampantly heterosexual force of Spartans defends freedom, liberty, and all that good stuff from allegedly ferocious yet ineffective, hordes of freedom hating Persians. The appalling, appealing, simplicity of that film is a grave disservice to the genius of Herodotus already mauled by

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 feature

More Infinite Jest than The History of the Peloponnesian War. Honest. Wish I had the Landmark edition at the time. But Oxford does make nice books.

Monumental. Although sometimes Herodotus overdramatizes, its still a phenomenal source of ethnography and military history.

Years ago, I was on jury duty in LA. This was back when jury duty largely consisted of waiting around in a large room each day for a week. I brought along a copy of The Histories (the Rawlinson translation published by Everyman's Library) and found myself engrossed by all the stories, tall tales, gossip, rumors, etc. It's a wonderful panoply that's on offer here! Sure, Herodotus was criticized by many for not writing "facts," but the power of stories is far greater, and he knew it.