Herodotus: The Histories
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- Synopsis
- The book itself contains the chief information that we have about its author. His culminating story of the great invasion of 480-479 B.C. comes from men with whom he had talked; he never claims to remember any incident in it personally; and in agreement with this, later Greeks dated his birth in 484. He often has occasion to refer to later events; and the four latest, all in the last four books, refer to the first years of the Peloponnesian War, 431-430 (VI, 91; VII, 133 and 233; IX, 73). Perhaps soon after that, then, Herodotus died.
- Copyright:
- 1972
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 653 Pages
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books
- Date of Addition:
- 09/12/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Estate of Aubrey de Sélincourt, A. R. Burn
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.