The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
by Herodotus
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Author: HerodotusEditor: Robert B. Strassler
Translator: Andrea L. Purvis
Introduction: Rosalind Thomas
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-06
ISBN: 0375421092
Number of pages: 1024
Publisher: Pantheon
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Book Review: A fantastic work
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! I can't believe I actually read this entire book...and thought doing so was really cool! To be sure, looking up each footnote slowed the reading down considerably, making reading more than 15 pages an effort, but on the other hand, knowing where all the locations were helped give more meaning to the stories. The maps every couple pages were excellent.
Essentially, the text is a 2500 year old first hand account of Herodotus' travels throughout the ancient Greek sphere of influence, Scythians, Persians (before Islam), Egyptians, etc, ranging from the east to west Mediterranean civilizations to civilizations up the Nile and out and around the Black Sea and going even further out to where India is today. Many, many details of many, many ancient cultures are described--what could be more fascinating??
There were also 20-25 short essays (about 100 pages total) after the text that were all excellent. I read these essays as they were referenced in the text as well as after I read the entire text. The translation was excellent making the stories and descriptions very readable and fun.
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