Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it. This commentary by leading scholars, originally published in Italian, has been fully revised by the original authors and is now presented for English readers.
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 is a historical and factual commentary on Herodotus book 6, which aims to assess the reality behind Herodotus' account of the years from the Ionian revolt to Miltiades' death.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
A Commentary on Herodotus with Introduction and Appendixes: Books V-IX
A Commentary on Herodotus, with Introduction and Appendixes