The History Of Herodotus (Volume II)

By George Campbell Macaulay

An essential doorway to the ancient world, The History Of Herodotus (Volume II) brings fifth century BC Greece into vivid, startling relief. History, drama, and enquiry converge. Herodotus presents a historical narrative book that blends travel, ethnography and political reportage, tracing the contacts, conflicts and customs that foreground the Persian Wars account and the wider ancient Mediterranean world. The prose is inquisitive and often abrupt, alternately anecdotal and analytical; readers encounter lively chronicle alongside reflections that illuminate the origins of western civilisation. Lovers of ancient Greek history and curators of a classical literature collection will discover rich portraits of people, place and practice, while the volume also functions as a reliable history students resource and an academic reference text for those studying the works of Herodotus within any Greek historians anthology. Beyond its stories of battles and borders, Volume II offers sustained attention to customs, origin narratives and cross-cultural exchange: material that rewards close reading and supports classroom discussion. The result is a book both accessible to the casual reader and fertile for scholarly enquiry. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Herodotus's method of enquiry helped define how the past is recorded; this Volume II remains both readable and instructive, suited to casual readers hungry for narrative and to scholars and collectors building a serious library on ancient cultures exploration. Students and lecturers working on fifth century BC Greece, the Persian conflicts, or comparative studies of ancient cultures will find primary material and evocative leads for seminar discussion. For the casual reader, Herodotus's blend of moral curiosity and dramatic set-piece offers immediate engagement; for the collector, the Alpha Editions presentation secures a respected heritage title within any classical literature collection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354211372
• ISBN13: 9789354211379
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"