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  • The Histories

    by Herodotus, Paul Cartledge ...
    Translated by Tom Holland ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    “Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the past half-century.” —The Times Literary SupplementIn Tom Holland’s vibrant translation, one of the great masterpieces of Western history springs to life. Herodotus of Halicarnassus—hailed by Cicero as the “Father of History”—composed his histories around 440 BC. The earliest surviving work of nonfiction, The ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Histories

    by Herodotus ...
    One of the masterworks of Western civilization from the Ancient Greek author and orator known as the "Father of History."Written in the fifth century BC, The Histories is a wide-ranging inquiry into the Greco-Persian Wars and beyond. Factual accounts of military matters on land and at sea, commanders, governments, and rulers are juxtaposed with Greek mythology. As inspiring to travel writers and ... Read more

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  • The History of Herodotus

    by Herodotus ...
    Both volumes in a single file, translated by Macaulay. According to Wikipedia: "Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (c. 484 BC–c. 425 BC) and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and ... Read more

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  • The Complete Herodotus

    The Histories

    by Herodotus ...
    Series series Texts From Ancient Greece
    Herodotus was an Ancient Greek Historian from the 5th Century BC, whose only known work "The Histories" is so wonderfully written and constructed - and so crucial to our understanding of that era, that he has become known as the 'Father of History'."The Histories" is a sprawling text that contains Herodotus' inquiries and explanations of the Greco-Persian wars, as well as an incredible wealth of ... Read more

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  • Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 1) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Ancient Greek Classics in Epic, Lyric, Drama, History, Philosophy, and Myth

    by Herodotus, Sappho, Homer, Hesiod, Alcaeus, Archilochus, Anacreon, Theognis of Megara, Simonides of Ceos, Bacchylides, Pindar0, Aeschylus1, Sophocles2, Euripides3, Aristophanes4, Thucydides5, Plato6, Aristotle7, Lysias8, Demosthenes9, Apollonius0, Callimachus1, Theocritus2, Plutarch3, Epictetus4, Gilbert Murray5, Ronan Brantwell8 ...
    Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 1) gathers a foundational arc of Greek literature, philosophy, history, and drama, tracing the imaginative and intellectual inheritance of the ancient Mediterranean. Its range extends from epic and lyric song to tragedy, comedy, historiography, oratory, pastoral poetry, biography, and ethical reflection. Landmark works associated with the Homeric ... Read more

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  • The History of Herodotus

    by Herodotus ...
    Both volumes in a single file, translated by Macaulay. According to Wikipedia: "Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (c. 484 BCc. 425 BC) and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Works of Herodotus. Illustrated

    The Histories

    by Herodotus ...
    Translated by A. D. Godley ...
    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 ... Read more

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  • An Account of Egypt

    by Herodotus ...
    HERODOTUS was born at Halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, in the early part of the fifth century, B. C. Of his life we know almost nothing, except that he spent much of it travelingAmong his descriptions of countries he culled were the marvels of the land of Egypt. From the priests at Memphis, Heliopolis, and the Egyptian Thebes he learned what he reports of the size of the ... Read more

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  • The Histories

    by Herodotus, John Marincola ...
    Translated by Aubrey De Selincourt ...
    'The first example of non-fiction, the text that underlies the entire discipline of history ... it is above all a treasure trove' Tom HollandOne of the masterpieces of classical literature, The Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Histories

    Complete

    by Herodotus ...
    Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories-his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced-is a record ... Read more

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  • The Histories of Herodotus

    by Herodotus ...
    The Histories of Herodotus is now considered the founding work of history in Western literature. Written in 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time. ... Read more

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    World's Oldest Short Stories, The

    Tales from Ancient Egypt, India, Greece, and Rome

    by Herodotus, Theocritus, Apuleius, Petronius ...
    Narrated by Cathy Dobson ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 10 min

    Many stories have stood the test of time, but this selection have entranced audiences for thousands of years and remain as fresh today as they were when first told. A fascinating collection which gives vivid insights into lives in ancient times and the issues that occupied the people of the day.Includes tales of ancient Egypt, written to discourage militant women from reviving the old matriarchal ... Read more

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