The Histories

One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions a description of the natural wonders of Egypt an account of European lake dwellers and far fetched accounts of dog headed men and gold digging ants With its kaleidoscopic blend of fact and legend, the Histories offers a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. New Read The Histories Author Herodotus For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr What I learned from this book in no particular order 1 Ancient Greeks are quarrelsome and love to waste each other s city states for the pettiest reasons 2 From all forms of government known to man, democracy is the best Tyrants and oligarchs suck.3 The Persian Empire is a mighty barbarian nation, but being cowardly, effeminate and slavish, it is eventually defeated by the quarrelsome but brave and civilized Greeks.4 Among the Greeks, the Spartans are the bravest Gerard Butler with a si What I learned from this book in no particular order 1 Ancient Greeks are quarrelsome and love to waste each other s city states for the pettiest reasons 2 From all forms of government known to man, democracy is the best Tyrants and oligarchs suck.3 The Persian Empire is a mighty barbarian nation, but being cowardly, effeminate a...What do Herodotus and Tristram Shandy have in common Progress through digression.I suppose my first acquaintance with the work of Herodotus was through that technicolor cold war drama The 300 Spartans in which a rampantly heterosexual force of Spartans defends freedom, liberty, and all that good stuff from allegedly ferocious yet ineffective, ho...Hubris in History A Recurring TerrorThe conversion of legend writing into the science of history was not native to the Greek mind, it was a fifth century invention, and Herodotus was the man who invented it R.G Collingwood The prime subject of The Histories is the twenty years 499 479 B.C.E of war between Greece and Persia for domination of the Greek world, but he intersperses this main narrative with plenty of personal interest stories, wonders about firsts and bests, historical p Hubris in History A Recurring TerrorThe conversion of legend writing into the science of history was not native to the Greek mind, it was a fifth century invention, and Herodotus was the man who invented it R.G Collingwood The prime subject of The Histories is the twenty years 499 479 B.C.E of war between Greece and Persia for domination of the Greek world, but he intersperses this main narrative with plenty of personal interest stories, wonders about firsts and bests, historical parallels and occasionally his own biased judgements, but always making it clear that he is interested only in presenting a viewpoint he leaves the act of judgement to the reader It would be true to assure that it was Herodotus who helped create the concept of the discipline of history, in part by stressing and criticizing his sources and accepted traditions My job is to r...I think I would like to invite my Goodreads friends to browse any Book you like, then take heart to start with Book I as the inception of the whole inquiry unthinkable to those Greek scholars at that time, but Herodotus could make it and you cannot help admiring him when you read his famous preamble Herodotus of Halicarnassus here displays his inquiry, so that human achievements may not become forgotten in time, and great and marvellous deeds some displayed by Greeks, some by barbarians m I think I would like to invite my Goodreads friends to browse any Book you like, then take heart to start with Book I as the...The Histories, HerodotusThe Histories Greek also known as The History of Herodotus is now considered the founding work of history in Western literature 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 Africa and Greece at that time Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West s most impo The Histories, HerodotusThe Histories Greek also known as The History of Herodotus is now considered the founding work of hist...It wasn t just Vollmann s fourth reference to Herodotus in a span of 20 pages in Rising Up and Rising Down, it was the reality and shame that I m in my 40s and the most I know about the war between Persia and the Hellenic city states is what I learned from the movie 300 Thus, The Histories.First I can t imagine what it would have been like reading these nine books by Herodotus in any format other than this simply amazingly researched and presented volume The Landmark has to be the final word It wasn t just Vollmann s fourth reference to Herodotus in a span of 20 pages in Rising Up and Rising Down, it was the reality and shame that I m in my 40s and the most I know about the war between Persia and the Hellenic city states is what I learned from the movie 300 Thus, The Histories.First I can t imagine what it would have been like reading these nine books by Herodotus in any format other than this simply amazingly researched and presented volume The Landmark has to be the final word on Herodotus the maps, the footnotes, the appendices, indices, forwards and notes it is an astounding collection created for the layperson like me to approach a subject that is seemingly dry and yawn worthy But The Histories is anything but boring At times, even page turning, jaw dropping awesome When you say to your partner, Honey, listen to this and then quote Herodotus, you know something amazing has happened.Herodotus doesthan just recount tales of war, he goes to great lengths t...The kids bought me this for Christmas and it is a thing of infinite beauty I ve been meaning to read these histories for years and never quite got around to it I had never realised quite how remarkable this book would be.This version of the book is the third that I now own I ve also got a copy of the Penguin Classics and I ve just finished listening to this as a talking book But I am going to make my way through this book eventually, as it is hard to focus on many of the details of the wars The kids bought me this for Christmas and it is a thing of infinite beauty I ve been meaning to read these histories for years and never quite got around to it I had never realised quite how remarkable this book would be.This version of the book is the third that I now own I ve also got a copy of the Penguin Classics and I ve just finished listening to this as a talking book But I am going to make my way through this book eventually, as it is hard to focus on many of the details of the wars and so on without a decent map in front of you to refer to and this book has lots of maps and drawings and other illustrations, although, annoyingly, no illustration of the Egyptian labyrinth which Herodotus said was evenremarkable th...141 141Wow where to start, where to start Reading the Histories by Herodotus the Father of History feels like taking a trip back in time to a world full with wonder and mystery Central in the story is the great clash between the Greek city states and the mighty Persian Empire, but calling it that is kind of an insult when you consider the massive amount of information, gossip and hearsay that is in the book, there is so muchin this story Herodotus gives an epic account of the entire known Wow where to start, where to start Reading the Histories by Herodotus the Father of History feels like taking a trip back in time to a world full with wonder and mystery Central in the story is the great clash between the Greek city states and the mighty Persian Empire, but calling it that is kind of an insult when you consider the massive amount of information, gossip and hearsay that is in the book, there is so muchin this story Herodotus gives an epic account of the entire known ancient world and paints ...

• English
• 15 March 2018
Herodotus
• Paperback
• 716 pages
• 0140449086
• Herodotus
• The Histories