The History of Herodotus
Histories (Herodotus) - Wikipedia
Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. [2] Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West's most ...
The History of Herodotus - Project Gutenberg
The History of Herodotus by Herodotus translated into English by GC Macaulay in two volumes. Vol. I {e Herodotou diathesis en apasin epieikes, kai tois men ...
Herodotus | Biography, Histories, & Facts - Britannica
Herodotus, Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the History of the Greco-Persian Wars.
He wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, and was the first writer to apply a scientific method to historical events. He has been ...
... HERODOTUS: THE HISTORIES. 3. [5] Such is the account which the Persians give of these matters. They trace to the attack upon Troy their ancient enmity towards ...
The History of Herodotus - The Internet Classics Archive
The History of Herodotus ; Book I [299k] Book II [249k] Book III ; Book IV [230k] Book V [162k] Book VI ; Book VII [286k] Book VIII [179k] Book IX ...
Guide to the classics: The Histories, by Herodotus - The Conversation
Herodotus combined the two major themes of Homeric epic – travel and warfare – into a single whole. Travel and the insights they yield are as ...
The Histories by Herodotus | Goodreads
The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles such as Marathon, Thermopylae, Artemisium, Salamis, Plataea, and Mycale.
Herodotus: Histories & Greco‑Persian Wars
Herodotus was a Greek writer credited with being the first historian. Sometime around 425 B.C., he published The Histories, an inquiry into ...
Herodotus, The Histories, Book 1, chapter 1, section 0
Herodotus, The Histories, AD Godley, Ed. ("Agamemnon", "Hom. Od. 9.1", "denarius"), All Search Options [view abbreviations], Home Collections/Texts Perseus ...
The History of Herodotus, parallel English/Greek Index - Sacred-Texts
English translation: G. C. Macaulay, (pub. Macmillan, London and NY) [1890] ... Herodotus (484-ca. 425 BCE), the 'Father of History,' wrote this account of the ...
Father of History | Herodotus Biography & Books - Lesson - Study.com
Herodotus was called the Father of History because he wrote the first narrative history in the Western World. His work, The Histories, is a history of the Greco ...
The History of Herodotus (ca. 425 BC) | Constitution Center
Herodotus was of significance for two reasons: first, his celebratory account of the defeat of Achaemenid Persia's despots Darius and Xerxes.
330. Herodotus: The Birth of History - YouTube
Born on the Western edge of an empire that stretched all the way to India, Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century BC.
Cicero called Herodotus "the father of history", which is not incorrect. Herodotus was interested in the past, strove to be without bias, and tried to explain ...
History of Herodotus - The Internet Classics Archive
Passing over a great extent of this rough country, you come to a people dwelling at the foot of lofty mountains, who are said to be all- both men and women- ...
Herodotus - World History Encyclopedia
Herodotus (l. c. 484 – 425/413 BCE) was a Greek historian famous for his work Histories. He was called The Father of History by the Roman writer Cicero, ...
Herodotus, The Histories, Book 1
The Persian learned men say that the Phoenicians were the cause of the dispute. These (they say) came to our seas from the sea which is called Red.
The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by ... - Project Gutenberg
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Herodotus: Father of History, Father of Lies
In his History Herodotus tells of the Persian Empire, its rise to the height of imperialism, and its faltering and ultimate collapse. Some say that Athens, too, ...