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Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.

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“De Sélincourt’s pacy, natural-sounding, rendering, as superbly revised and annotated by John Marincola…was a game-changer…still reads freshly and is a bestseller six decades after its first publication.”
--Edith Hall, Times Literary Supplement

Table of Contents
The HistoriesPreface
Introduction
1. Herodotus' Life and Work
2. The Subject-Matter of The Histories
3. Herodotus' sources and Metho Histories
4. Structure and Themes in The Histories
5. Herodotus' Later Reputation

Further Reading
A Note on the Text
Maps

Herodotus The Histories
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
Book Six
Book Seven
Book Eight
Book Nine

Glossary
Structural Outline
Chronology
Abbreviations
Notes
Index

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 30/01/2003
      ISBN13: 9780140449082, 978-0140449082
      ISBN10: 0140449086
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.

      Trade Review
      “De Sélincourt’s pacy, natural-sounding, rendering, as superbly revised and annotated by John Marincola…was a game-changer…still reads freshly and is a bestseller six decades after its first publication.”
      --Edith Hall, Times Literary Supplement

      Table of Contents
      The HistoriesPreface
      Introduction
      1. Herodotus' Life and Work
      2. The Subject-Matter of The Histories
      3. Herodotus' sources and Metho Histories
      4. Structure and Themes in The Histories
      5. Herodotus' Later Reputation

      Further Reading
      A Note on the Text
      Maps

      Herodotus The Histories
      Book One
      Book Two
      Book Three
      Book Four
      Book Five
      Book Six
      Book Seven
      Book Eight
      Book Nine

      Glossary
      Structural Outline
      Chronology
      Abbreviations
      Notes
      Index

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