The Complete Works of Herodotus. Illustrated

The Complete Works of Herodotus. Illustrated

by Herodotus
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Publication Date: 04/10/2021

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Herodotus was a Greek writer and geographer credited with being the first historian. He is referred to as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.

His magnum opus is a long account of the Greco-Persian Wars that he called "The Histories."

Before Herodotus, no writer had ever made such a systematic, thorough study of the past or tried to explain the cause-and-effect of its events.

Herodotus explained that he reported what he "saw and [what was] told to him." A sizable portion of the Histories has since been confirmed by modern historians and archaeologists.

Contents:

The Translations

The Histories

SYNOPTIC OUTLINE OF 'THE HISTORIES'

The Greek Text

PRONOUNCING ANCIENT GREEK

ISBN:
9780880011556
9780880011556
Category:
Anthologies (non-poetry)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
04-10-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Herodotus

Few facts are known about the life of Herodotus. He was born around 490 BC in Halicarnassus, on the south-west coast of Asia Minor.

He seems to have travelled widely throughout the Mediterranean world, including Egypt, Africa, the area around the Black Sea and throughout many Greek city-states, of both the mainland and the islands.

A sojourn in Athens is part of the traditional biography, and there he is said to have given public readings of his work and been friends with the playwright Sophocles. He is said also to have taken part in the founding of the colony of Thurii in Italy in 443 BC. He probably died at some time between 415 and 410 BC.

His reputation has varied greatly, but for the ancients and many moderns he well deserves the title (first given to him by Cicero) of 'the Father of History'.

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