HistoriesWordsworth Editions, 1996 - 734 pages Translated with Notes by George Rawlinson. With an Introduction by Tom Griffith. Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage-sellers? Which is the oldest language in the world? Why did Leonidas and his 300 Spartans spend the morning before the battle of Thermopylae combing their hair? Why did every Babylonian woman have to sit in the Temple of Aphrodite until a man threw a coin into her lap, and how long was she likely to sit there? And what is the best way to kill a crocodile? This wide-ranging history provides the answers to all these fascinating questions as well as providing many fascinating insights into the Ancient World. |
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... Persians recover the Hellespont 118-121 War in Caria 122-123 Persian successes in Aeolis and Ionia 124 Aristagoras resolves on flight 125 Advice of Hecataeus 126 Flight and death of Aristagoras BOOK SIX ( ERATO ) page 449 Chapters 1-3 ...
... Persian forces 186 Number of the host altogether 187 Rivers insufficient for the supply 188-189 First storm - loss to the Persian fleet 190 Enrichment of Ameinocles 191 The storm ceases 192 Thanksgiving to Poseidon ' the Saviour ' 193 ...
... Persian fleet 24-25 Persian sailors visit Thermopylae 26 Deserters from Arcadia 27-31 Persians invade Phocis wars of Phocians and Thessalians 32 Flight of the Phocians 33 Their towns burnt 34 Division of the Persian forces 35-39 Attack ...
... Persians 92 Exploits of Polycritus 93 Conduct of Ameinias 94 Story of Adeimantus ' flight 95 Exploit of Aristides 96 Preparations to renew the fight 97 Messenger sent to Persia 98 Persian messengers 99 Effect of the tidings 100 ...
Contents
BOOK ONE CLIO | 3 |
Chapters 13 Causes of quarrel between Persia and Egypt Nitetis story | 4 |
Xerxes urged to attack Greece | 6 |
Address of the Athenian envoys | 8 |
Coës and Histiaeus rewarded | 9 |
of the other troops | 28 |
Chapters 4243 Universal geography Circumnavigation of Libya | 44 |
oracles | 46 |
Chapters 6470 Demaratus deprived of his crown flies to Persia | 71 |
Chapter 7375 Athenian most distinguished Sophanes his conduct and fate | 76 |
Divination | 82 |
Chapters 103104 Proceedings of Xerxes | 105 |
Story of a Thracian king | 116 |
Artembares and Cyrus | 122 |
Course of the fleet | 124 |
Patriotic conduct of the Athenians the Athenians | 139 |
Chapters 7475 Fate of Prexaspes | 50 |
The Hypanis | 52 |
Greeks resolve to sail to the Isthmus | 56 |
The Arians Parthians | 67 |
Chapters 6567 Sacred animals | 68 |
Greeks occupy the defile of Tempe | 173 |
BOOK FOUR MELPOMENE | 305 |
BOOK SEVEN POLYHYMNIA | 511 |
BOOK NINE CALLIOPE | 677 |