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Product Description
'No one is fool enough to choose war instead of peace - in peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons'
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 colourful 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 in the fifth century BC.
This celebrated translation of The Histories has been extensively revised and includes an updated bibliography, chronology, glossary and additional notes.
About the Author
A Greek historian, Herodotus (c.485-425 BC) left his native town of Halicarnassus, a Greek colony, to travel extensively. He collected historical, geographical, ethnological, mytholgical and archaeological material for his histories.
De Selincourt s pacy, natural-sounding, rendering, as superbly revised and annotated by John Marincola was a game-changer still reads freshly and is a bestseller six decades after its first publication. --Edith Hall, Times Literary Supplement"
ISBN: 9780140449082
ISBN-10: 0140449086
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience:
General
For Ages: 18+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 736
Published: March 2003
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.7
x 3.3
Weight (kg): 0.53
Edition Number: 1
