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Herodotus, the "father of history," is possibly the most famous historian of all-and perhaps the most maligned, despite his clear warning at the start of his book that he was merely recording, not vouchsafing, those things that he had not seen himself. As a result, his accounts... Read Full Overview

Stories of the East From Herodotus is a collection of tales compiled by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. The book is a fascinating account of the customs, cultures, and histories of the various peoples of the East, including the Persians, Egyptians, Babylonians, and Scythians... Read Full Overview

This is a concise but comprehensive history of ancient times compiled by Church working off of the writings of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, known as the Father of History.

Alfred John Church (1829-1912) was an English classical scholar. He was born in London and was educated at King €(TM)s College London, and Lincoln College, Oxford, he took holy orders and was an assistant-master at Merchant Taylors €(TM) School for many years. From... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Herodotus, the "father of history," is possibly the most famous historian of all-and perhaps the most maligned, despite his clear warning at the start of his book that he was merely recording, not vouchsafing, those things that he had not seen himself. As a result, his accounts... Read Full Overview

Color edition. Herodotus, the "father of history," is possibly the most famous historian of all-and perhaps the most maligned, despite his clear warning at the start of his book that he was merely recording, not vouchsafing, those things that he had not seen himself. As a result,... Read Full Overview

Color edition. Herodotus, the "father of history," is possibly the most famous historian of all-and perhaps the most maligned, despite his clear warning at the start of his book that he was merely recording, not vouchsafing, those things that he had not seen himself. As a result,... Read Full Overview

Herodotus, the "father of history," is possibly the most famous historian of all-and perhaps the most maligned, despite his clear warning at the start of his book that he was merely recording, not vouchsafing, those things that he had not seen himself. As a result, his accounts... Read Full Overview

Herodotus, the "father of history," is possibly the most famous historian of all-and perhaps the most maligned, despite his clear warning at the start of his book that he was merely recording, not vouchsafing, those things that he had not seen himself. As a result, his accounts... Read Full Overview