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Selections from Herodotus' History which follow the events of the great war between the Greeks and the Persians. The translated extracts include Herodotus' descriptions of the preparations for war and of the great land- and sea-battles which took place. Linking commentaries explain... Read Full Overview

This is a history of Darius the Great's invasion of Greece, now known as the First Persian War. The invasion would end with the Greeks holding out at the Battle of Marathon and turning the tide, but it would also be a predecessor for Darius's son, Xerxes, to launch a second invasion... Read Full Overview

Features an introduction by Francis RB Godolphin.

The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and Greek city-states that started in 499 BCi and lasted until 449 BC. The collision between the fractious political world of the Greeks and the enormous... Read Full Overview

Translated by George Rawlinson, Introduction by Francis R.B. Godolphin

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

The Tale Of The Great Persian War: From The Histories Of Herodotus is a historical account of the Persian Wars written by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. The book was originally published in 1861 and is a translation of Herodotus' original work, which was written in the... Read Full Overview

The Story of the Persian War: From Herodotus (1882) is a historical account written by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. The book chronicles the events of the Persian War, which took place between 490 and 479 BCE. The Persian War was a series of conflicts between the Persian... Read Full Overview

The Tale of the Great Persian War: From the Histories of Herodotus is a book written by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus and translated into English by George Rawlinson in 1861. The book is a detailed account of the Persian War, which took place between 492 and 449 BC, and... Read Full Overview