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One of Western historys greatest books springs to life in Tom Hollands vibrant new translation
Herodotus of Halicarnassuswho was hailed by Cicero as the father of historywrote his histories around 440 BC. It is the earliest surviving work of nonfiction and a thrilling narrative account of (among other things) the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the fifth century BC.
With a wealth of information about ancient geography, ethnography, zoology, comparative anthropology, and much else, The Histories is also filled with bizarre and fanciful stories, which award-winning historian Tom Holland vividly captures in this major new translationhighlighting Herodotuss superb storytelling gifts and displaying his delightful curiosity alongside his flair for riveting epic drama. Featuring an introduction and notes by Professor Paul Cartledge, a translators preface, an index of significant persons and places, maps, and a supplementary index, this translation makes Herodotus irresistible reading once more.
