The Histories
- ISBN-10
- 0140449086
- ISBN-13
- 9780140449082
- Series
- The Histories
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 1047
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- Herodotus
Description
Recounts the causes and history of the wars between the Greek city-states and Persia.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2013
- - pages
- Paperback
- W. W. Norton
Similar books
-
Herodotus, Histories, Book V: Text, Commentary, and Vocabulary
By Philip S. Peekst r n S, -o U (- & wy 6: Gyges, king of Lydia from 716 to 678 B.C.E., known for his great wealth r U L v Óg, -ī, ... Cy 1 K 77 ( m = Y U v O. l k (6 v Y U v O. l K fil O S = Y U v O. L. K. & iO S Y U v a l k (b v, -ó v og ā; ...
-
The Histories Book 9: Calliope
By HerodotusThe Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, ...
-
The Histories Book 7: Polymnia
By HerodotusThe Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, ...
-
Herodotus: Histories
By HerodotusOne of the most important works of history in Western literature, by the freshest and liveliest of all classical Greek prose authors, Herodotus's Histories is also a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.
-
The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
By DKThis book is part of DK's award-winning Big Ideas Simply Explained educational series that uses witty graphics and engaging descriptions to enlighten readers. Don't stop at American history, explore the world!
-
The Histories Book 2: Euterpe
By HerodotusThe Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, ...
-
The Histories Book 5: Terpsichore
By HerodotusThe Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, ...
-
The Histories Book 4: Melpomene
By HerodotusThe Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, ...
-
A Guide to Reading Herodotus' Histories
By Sean SheehanThis volume interrogates the various ways the text of the Histories has been and can be read by scholars: as the seminal text of our Ur-historian, as ethnology, literary art and fable.
-
A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century
By John BurrowA critical analysis of the study of the past and its implications in the Western world, from ancient times to the present day, offers a close-up look at the work of individual historians--including Herodotus, Tacitus, Bede, Gibbon, and ...