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"The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user friendly edition" of the greatest classical work of history ever written (Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker)--from the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides.

Cicero called... Read Full Overview

Translated by Aubrey de S lincourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola.

"The father of history," as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well-versed in the classics. Compelled by his desire to "prevent the traces of human events... Read Full Overview

"Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the past half-century." -- The Times Literary Supplement In Tom Holland's vibrant translation, one of the great masterpieces of Western history springs to life. Herodotus of Halicarnassus--hailed by... Read Full Overview

Both volumes of Herodotus Histories are presented in this unified edition, which contains all nine books in the well-regarded translation by scholar of antiquity G. C. Maccauley.
Volume One
The first volume opens with the established history of Greek myth, from... Read Full Overview

Widely referred to as the "Father of History", Greek Historian Herodotus lived during the 5th century BC and "The Histories" is generally accepted as the first work of historical literature in Western Civilization. Departing from the ancient Homeric tradition of treating historical... Read Full Overview

David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the peculiar quality of Herodotus, the father of history.

Herodotus's history is the earliest continuous prose narrative in Western literature. His long narrative--longer than either of the Homeric epics--continues to hold us spellbound because of the author's storytelling powers and intelligent curiosity.

The perfect introduction... Read Full Overview

Her doto de Halicarnaso fue un historiador y ge grafo griego que vivi entre el 484 y el 425 a.

"Los nueve libros de la Historia", de Her doto. Her doto fue un historiador y ge grafo griego (484 a.C.-425 a.C.)

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"The father of history," as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well-versed in the classics. Recently, the critical and popular acclaim for The English Patient,... Read Full Overview

La gente m?s culta de Persia y mejor instruida en la historia, pretende que los fenicios fueron los autores primitivos de todas las discordias que se suscitaron entre los griegos y las dem?s naciones. Habiendo aquellos venido del mar Eritreo al nuestro, se establecieron en la... Read Full Overview

During the fifth century BC, a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city-states united to repel a mighty Persian army. While the story of this heroic drama forms the main theme of Herodotus' narrative, the author's curiosity fleshes out the text with digressions, folk tales and... Read Full Overview