Herodotus

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The Sixth And Seventh Books Of Herodotus

With A Life Of Herodotus, An Epitome Of His History, A Summary Of The Dialect, And Explanatory Notes (1885)

Herausgeber: Merriam, Augustus C.

Beschreibung

The Sixth And Seventh Books Of Herodotus is a historical book written by Herodotus, and it was published in 1885. The book contains two parts, the first part is a life of Herodotus, which provides a detailed account of his life and works. The second part is an epitome of his history, which summarizes the main events and characters of his work. Additionally, the book provides a summary of the dialect used in the original text and explanatory notes to help readers understand the context and meaning of the text. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the Persian Wars, the reign of Darius, and the rise of the Athenian Empire. Overall, this book is a comprehensive guide to the life and works of Herodotus and provides valuable insights into ancient history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Herodotus was a Greek historian and geographer who was born in the city of Halicarnassus, which was part of the Persian Empire and is now Bodrum, Turkey. He later moved to Thurii, which is now in the Italian region of Calabria (Italy). The Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, was written by him. Herodotus has been criticized because his work has "legends and made-up stories." Thucydides, a historian who lived at the same time, said that he made up stories for fun. But Herodotus said that he only wrote about what he could see and hear. Herodotus would have told people about his research by reading it out loud in front of a crowd. In the introduction to the Penguin edition of the Histories, John Marincola says that there are parts of Herodotus's early books that could be called "performance pieces." Thucydides and Herodotus became friends over time, and they became close enough that they were both buried in Thucydides' tomb in Athens.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9781104329815
• ISBN-10: 1104329816
• Artikelnr.: 26338696