The first example of nonfiction, the text that underlies the entire discipline of history. Aubrey was educated at the dragon schooloxford, and at rugby schoolfrom where in he won an open classical scholarship to university college, oxford. The history of herodotus is divided into nine books we would call it chapters each with a name of one of the nine muzes. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. He had over 24 books credited to his authorship, but is chiefly remembered for his translationsall for penguin classicsof herodotuss the histories 1954, arrians life of alexander the great 1958, livys the early history of rome books i to v. The history of herodotus volume 1 by herodotus free ebook. Its main theme is the heroic and successful struggle of a small and divided greece against the mighty empire of. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Reading the notes definitely disrupts the flow of the story but i found them essential to reading the histories as anything more than a work of fiction. Buy the histories penguin classics rev ed by herodotus, john m. Marincola editor, introduction, notes education materials historical books ancient history. The translation by aubrey selincourt is a good one, but if you can, get the edition translated by george rawlinson the persian wars, which is more interesting and more fun to read. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the histories rediscovered books. Herodotus was born in halicarnassus and lived from 484 until 429 b. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Arrian wrote this military history nearly five hundred years after the death of alexander and used as his primary sources the works of ptolemy one of alexanders macedonian officers who later took control of egypt and aristobulus who apparently served alexander as an engineer. This volume includes a wealth of helpful footnotes. Herodotus histories is a rich and amazing early history. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. With linked table of contents kindle edition by herodotus, marincola, john m.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Herodotuss histories provides the basis for this strong acco. May have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. He had over 24 books credited to his authorship, but is chiefly remembered for his translations all for penguin classics of livys the early history of rome books i to v and the war with hannibal books xxi to xxx, herodotuss. The greek historian was the first writer to employ the theories of the milesian thinkers to history. 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. The anabasis is a record of alexander the greats expedition to conquer the known world. With more than 1,700 titles, penguin classics represents a global bookshelf of the best wor.
But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, herodotus natural. Toning to textblock as usual, and to inner slides of covers. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. He is best known for his translations all for penguin classics of livys the early history of rome books i to v and the war with hannibal books xxi to xxx, herodotuss histories, and arrians the campaigns of alexander. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The histories is a masterpiece on the grandest scale. A r burn herodotuss histories is the first great prose work in european literature. He had over 24 books credited to his authorship, but is chiefly remembered for his translations all for penguin classics of livys the early history of rome books. The histories penguin classics by herodotus, john m. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. The campaigns of alexander 1976 read online free book by. Buy histories rev edition 9780140449082 by herodotus and aubrey deselincourt for up to 90% off at.
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