The Histories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback
by Herodotus
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Availability:In StockContributor:Herodotus, Tom Holland (Translator), Paul Cartledge (Introduction by)Series:Penguin Classics Deluxe EditionPublish date:2015-05-19Pages:880
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143107545ISBN-10:143107542UPC:9780143107545Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, AnthropologyBook Topic:Greece, Cultural & SocialSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SC3QG3VRF7
The Histories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
"Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the past half-century." --The Times Literary Supplement In 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...
Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143107545ISBN-10:143107542UPC:9780143107545Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, AnthropologyBook Topic:Greece, Cultural & SocialSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SC3QG3VRF7
HERODOTUS was born around 480 bc in Halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. Few facts are known about his life but he remains known through his life's work, The Histories. TOM HOLLAND is the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire, and most recently In the Shadow of the Sword. He lives in London. PAUL CARTLEDGE is the author of Sparta and Lakonia and The Greeks. He is A. G....
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Herodotus, Tom Holland (Translator), Paul Cartledge (Introduction by)
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