Herodotus:
The Histories

Translator: RobinWaterfield

Oxford University Press (United Kingdom), 2008
Paperback, 848 pages
Size: 196x129 mm
ISBN: 9780199535668
ISBN-10: 0199535663

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The Histories

Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces. While much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of one-eyed men and gold-digging ants. This superbly readable new translation is supplemented by expansive notes that provide readers the background that they need to appreciate the book in depth.

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