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The histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus by Herodotus, 1958
History of Herodotus (Optimized for Kindle) by Herodotus, 2003-07-15
Herodotus and the Origins of the Political Community: Arion`s Leap by Professor Norma Thompson, 1996-01-24
A Lexicon To Herodotus, Greek And English: Adapted To The Text Of Gaisford And Baehr (1843) by Henry Cary, 2009-01-19
The Teaching Company: Herodotus: The Father of History 12 Audio Cds with Course Outline Booklet (The Great Courses) by Elizabeth Vandiver, 2000
A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century (Vintage) by John Burrow, 2009-04-07
Herodotus: The Father of History (The Great Courses)
THE HISTORIES (UPDATED w/LINKED TOC) by Herodotus, 2009-07-08
The History of Herodotus by Herodotus Of Halicarnassus, 1928
Herodoti Historiae, Volume II: Books V-IX (Oxford Classical Texts) (Greek Edition) by Herodotus, 1984-12-31
Herodotus Book VI (Cambridge Elementary Classics: Greek) by Herodotus, 2010-03-25
An Account of Egypt by Herodotus, 2007-02-28
The Boys' and Girls' Herodotus; Being Parts of the History of Herodotus; by Herodotus, 2009-07-10
A Lexicon to Herodotus by J.Enoch Powell, 1977-06-30

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Herodotus And Homer - All About Turkey
Herodot was the father of written history and Homer was the writer of the Trojan War.
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Extractions: Home Regions of Turkey Top Tourist Sites History ... History > Herodotus and Homer Herodotus, according to Cicero the "father of history", was born in Dorian Halicarnassus (now Bodrum), but had to leave after taking part in an uprising against the tyrant Lygdamis. He travelled widely in Egypt, Africa, Asia Minor and eastern Europe, then lived for a time in Athens, greatly respected and honoured, before moving in 444 BC to settle in the newly founded Athenian colony of Thourioi (Thurii) in southern Italy. His history of the wars between Greece and Persia, divided in later years into nine books named after the Muses, incorporated observations made on his travels as well as a record of the political events. Later study has confirmed in many respects the accuracy of his work, which is a valuable source of information on the Greek settlements in Asia Minor as well as on the lands and peoples of Africa and the Near East. The city of Smyrna ( Izmir ) in Asia Minor claims, probably with some justification, to be the birthplace of Homer, legendary author of the " Iliad " and the "Odyssey" and the West's earliest epic poet. Tradition has it that he was a blind "rhapsode", a wandering reciter of poetry who travelled around the
Herodotus: A Who2 Profile
Herodotus is often called The Father of History. He was among the first to approach the reporting of history in a logical and skeptical way;
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Extractions: HERODOTUS Historian Herodotus is often called "The Father of History." He was among the first to approach the reporting of history in a logical and skeptical way; he tried to separate true events from myth and made a point of identifying and commenting on his sources. It didn't hurt that he was a colorful writer and commentator; his most famous work, The Histories, remains a widely-read account of the Persian invasion of ancient Greece. (It's the main source for details on the famous battles at Marathon and Thermopylae.) Ironically, the details of Herodotus' own life are unclear. He is believed to have been born at Halicarnassus, on the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor, and to have travelled widely, collecting and recording stories as he went.
Rocky Road: Herodotus
Historians of classical antiquity considered Herodotus the Father of Lies for Living in the fifth century BC, Herodotus was a widely traveled and
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Extractions: Herodotus Historians of classical antiquity considered Herodotus the "Father of Lies" for passing along hearsay, and perhaps even inventing tales for his own amusement. Some even questioned whether he really undertook the travels he described in his writings. Living in the fifth century BC, Herodotus was a widely traveled and well-read historian, and he did relate tales of mythical griffins, flying dragons and gigantic heroes. Was he simply a liar? Modern finds in paleontology and archaeology suggest another possibility. The griffins, according to Saka-Scythian nomads that Herodotus interviewed, were four-legged and lion-sized, with wings and sharp beaks. What the nomads might have seen to prompt these myths were fossil skeletons of Protoceratops and Psittacosaurus dinosaurs. When in Egypt, Herodotus wrote that he was shown piles of "bones and spines." These may have belonged to spinosaurs, large Cretaceous reptiles with dorsal membraned spines. And the giant skeletons of heroes may well have belonged to fossil mammals from the Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. So who was Herodotus? He was arguably the world's first anthropologist, recording not only the legends but also the lifestyles and languages of other cultures. Herodotus certainly didn't practice science as we know it today. What he probably did do was faithfully recount the best explanations his contemporaries could offer for fossil finds.
Comparison Of Herodotus And Thucydides Work - Nefer Seba
Comparison essay of Herodotus and Thucydides works.
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Extractions: Online Encyclopedia List Ancient History Essays ... Ancient History Essays >> Comparison of Herodotus' and Thucydides' work >> Bibliography November 21, 2001 Herodotus and Thucydides are the first two ancient Greek historians known to us. They have not just given us the accounts of certain events, they have also shaped the future writing of history in their own way. Herodotus was born ca 484 BC. We do not know exactly when he died, but he does reference to events at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War . He starts out his history with mythological accounts from the beginning of Greece and goes up to the Persian Wars. This means that Herodotus was a little boy at the time of the most of the events described in his book. The data could be gathered from the veterans of the Second Persian War. Even though we can expect this data to be quite accurate, it had most likely been altered in the minds of people who liked to preserve their glorious past. Thucydides was born between 460-455 BC and died ca 400 BC. The main theme of his history is the Peloponnesian War, the war between Athens, Sparta and their allies that went on from 431 to 404 BC. Thucydides wrote about the events of his own time, taking notes along the way and polishing his work later.
Herodotus -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article
Herodotus wrote a history of the (An empire in southern Asia created by Before Herodotus, there had been (A record or narrative description of past
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Extractions: Herodotus (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek Herodotos ) was an ancient (A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it) historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC - c. 425 BC). He is famous for the descriptions he wrote of different places and people he met on his travels and his many books about the Persian invasion in Greece. Herodotus wrote a history of the (An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC) Persia n invasion of (A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil) Greece in the early fifth century B.C., known simply as (Click link for more info and facts about The Histories of Herodotus) The Histories of Herodotus . This work was recognized as a new form of (Creative writing of recognized artistic value) literature soon after its publication. Before Herodotus, there had been
Bryn Mawr Classical Review 94.04.10
Herodotus dual identity, father of history and father of lies, While it is true that Hartog speaks of Herodotus epithet father of lies , his position
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Extractions: Reviewed by Michelle Kwintner, Cornell University. Herodotus' dual identity, father of history and father of lies, has a long tradition starting with Cicero. Pritchett's monograph aims to critique the recent work of scholars, the "liar school," who support the thesis that "Herodotos was consciously fictionalizing" (9) but is primarily a refutational commentary on the work of Detlev Fehling. This study, an outgrowth of P.'s Studies in Ancient Greek Topography One wonders why P. includes Hartog among the liar school. While it is true that Hartog speaks of Herodotus' epithet "father of lies", his position on Herodotus in The Mirror of Herodotus: The Representation of the Other in the Writing of History (Berkeley 1988, tr. J. Lloyd) is not so simple. P. unfairly rebukes Hartog for passing over archaeological evidence in a work that explores the Greek representation of the Scythians.
109 Reconstruction Of Herodotus World Map (ca. 450 B.C.)
Reconstruction of Herodotus World Map (ca. 450 BC). Slide 109 Monograph Slide 109A World map according to Herodotus (ca. 450B.C.)
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HERODOTUS
Herodotus 484 c.424 BC Greek Historian. Herodotus was the first Greek historian and is known as the Father of History . He is famous for the nine books
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Extractions: Greek Historian Herodotus was the first Greek historian and is known as the 'Father of History'. He is famous for the nine books he wrote on the rise of the Persian Empire, the Persian invasion of Greece in 490 BC and 480 BC, and the final Greek victory. Herodotus put together a long and involved historical narrative of the Persian wars without bias against foreign customs. Herodotus was born at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor. Her traveled widely in Greece, the Middle East, and North Africa. The things he learned in his travels formed the materials of his histories. www link :
Herodotus Greek Historian Father Of History
An outline of the life of Herodotus the Greek historian who is known as the father of history.
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Extractions: He seems to have travelled very extensively in the Greek and Persian worlds into which he had been born. When he was in his early thirties (circa 457 BC) some political difficulties between Herodotus' wider family and the rulers of Halicarnassus contributed to his living in exile for several years. During these times his initial destination seems to have been the the island of Samos but thereafter Herodotus traveled widely throughout virtually the entire ancient Middle East visiting Asia Minor, Babylonia, Egypt, and Greece. Herodotus was centrally involved in the rebellious overthrow of the unpopular ruler of Halicarnassus and was thereby enabled to enjoy full rights of citizenship in his home city. He did not settle down there however but, circa 447 BC, went to Athens, then the center and focus of culture in the Greek world, where he won the admiration of the most illustrious men of Greece, including the great Athenian statesman Pericles. During a stay of some years in Athens Herodotus seems to have been awarded a substantial sum, by a decree of the people, in appreciation of his literary talents.
Herodotus ( C.484 - C.432 BC )
Herodotus ( c.484 BC c.432 BC ). picture of Herodotus. The Histories of Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus were written between 430 and 424 BC The
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Extractions: ( c.484 BC - c.432 BC ) The Histories of Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus were written between 430 and 424 B.C. The text narrates the wars between Greece and Persia (499-479 BC). Later editors divided the Histories into nine books, named after the Muses. Herodotus describes the tribal customs of the Scythians, nomads inhabiting what is now southern Russia. Herodotus relates how the Scythians inhaled hemp vapours to induce insensibility. Hemp was first cultivated and then burned like incense in closed rooms. The effect was intoxication and then oblivion. Although on this basis it may be claimed that hemp was the first inhalation anaesthetic, the technique was never exploited in antiquity for medical surgery: [1.202] As for the Araxes, it is, according to some accounts, larger, according to others smaller than the Ister (Danube). It has islands in it, many of which are said to be equal in size to Lesbos. The men who inhabit them feed during the summer on roots of all kinds, which they dig out of the ground, while they store up the fruits, which they gather from the trees at the fitting season, to serve them as food in the winter-time. Besides the trees whose fruit they gather for this purpose, they have also a tree which bears the strangest produce. When they are met together in companies they throw some of it upon the fire round which they are sitting, and presently, by the mere smell of the fumes which it gives out in burning, they grow drunk, as the Greeks do with wine. More of the fruit is then thrown on the fire, and, their drunkenness increasing, they often jump up and begin to dance and sing. Such is the account which I have heard of this people.
Herodotus In Africa
The Greek writer Herodotus is the most extensive early source on Africa. According to Herodotus, the Nile Delta was connected to a seatrading system
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Extractions: Words: Herodotus, Cyrene Maps: THE GREEKS The Greeks did not conquer territory in Africa, but they founded colonies along its coast as part of the expansion of their overseas trading networks. They left behind several important sources, including the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea , which is a mariner's handbook of the Red Sea coast that lists port cities, markets, and trade goods. The Greek writer Herodotus is the most extensive early source on Africa. He was born around 480BC, and about 440BC, began to try and learn all he could about the Persian invasions of the eastern Mediterranean in 490 and 480BC. His research took him all over the place, and his stories, which survived to modern times, include a good deal of information about Egypt and the region to the west. Later on during his conquest of the Greek and Persian world (which began in 339BC), Alexander of Macedonia conquered Egypt as well. Upon his death, Egypt came under the control of
History Of Iran: Histories Of Herodotus, Book 1
By Herodotus (c. 484 425 BCE); Translated by George Rawlinson 1.0 These are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he publishes,
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Extractions: [1.0] These are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians from losing their due meed of glory; and withal to put on record what were their grounds of feuds. [1.2] At a later period, certain Greeks, with whose name they are unacquainted, but who would probably be Cretans, made a landing at Tyre, on the Phoenician coast, and bore off the king's daughter, Europe. In this they only retaliated; but afterwards the Greeks, they say, were guilty of a second violence. They manned a ship of war, and sailed to Aea, a city of Colchis, on the river Phasis; from whence, after despatching the rest of the business on which they had come, they carried off Medea, the daughter of the king of the land. The monarch sent a herald into Greece to demand reparation of the wrong, and the restitution of his child; but the Greeks made answer that, having received no reparation of the wrong done them in the seizure of Io the Argive, they should give none in this instance. [1.3] In the next generation afterwards, according to the same authorities, Alexander the son of Priam, bearing these events in mind, resolved to procure himself a wife out of Greece by violence, fully persuaded, that as the Greeks had not given satisfaction for their outrages, so neither would he be forced to make any for his. Accordingly he made prize of Helen; upon which the Greeks decided that, before resorting to other measures, they would send envoys to reclaim the princess and require reparation of the wrong. Their demands were met by a reference to the violence which had been offered to Medea, and they were asked with what face they could now require satisfaction, when they had formerly rejected all demands for either reparation or restitution addressed to them.
History Of Iran: Histories Of Herodotus, Book 2
Histories of Herodotus A history source of Persian Empire of Achaemenian era By Herodotus (c. 484 425 BCE); Translated by George Rawlinson
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Extractions: [2.1] On the death of Cyrus, Cambyses his son by Cassandane daughter of Pharnaspes took the kingdom. Cassandane had died in the lifetime of Cyrus, who had made a great mourning for her at her death, and had commanded all the subjects of his empire to observe the like. Cambyses, the son of this lady and of Cyrus, regarding the Ionian and Aeolian Greeks as vassals of his father, took them with him in his expedition against Egypt among the other nations which owned his sway. [2.3] That these were the real facts I learnt at Memphis from the priests of Vulcan. The Greeks, among other foolish tales, relate that Psammetichus had the children brought up by women whose tongues he had previously cut out; but the priests said their bringing up was such as I have stated above. I got much other information also from conversation with these priests while I was at Memphis, and I even went to Heliopolis and to Thebes, expressly to try whether the priests of those places would agree in their accounts with the priests at Memphis. The Heliopolitans have the reputation of being the best skilled in history of all the Egyptians. What they told me concerning their religion it is not my intention to repeat, except the names of their deities, which I believe all men know equally. If I relate anything else concerning these matters, it will only be when compelled to do so by the course of my narrative.
Herodotus
Not until the sixteenth century did Herodotus recover from the verdicts passed on him. The 1502 Aldine edition represents the first printing of Herodotus in
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Extractions: Ever since antiquity the Greek historian Herodotus (ca. 484Ð425 B.C.) has been called by some "the father of history" and by others "the father of lies." Although his History , recognized for its simple, flowing style and entertaining narrative, has been praised by ancient and modern alike, its trustworthiness has been questioned both in ancient and modern times. Several ancient writers accused Herodotus of intentional falsehood. Not until the sixteenth century did Herodotus recover from the verdicts passed on him. The 1502 Aldine edition represents the first printing of Herodotus in the original Greek. During the age of exploration, when foreign diplomats, missionaries, and explorers wrote back to their native countries of faraway lands and strange customs, their accounts were extraordinarily reminiscent of Herodotus both in style and in method, especially reports from travelers and explorers concerning the discovery of America. These accounts vindicated Herodotus, because they showed that one could travel abroad, tell strange stories, and inquire into past events without necessarily being a liar. New exploration often revealed customs even more extraordinary than those described by Herodotus, and the latest reports were eagerly anticipated by the public. Exhibit Home Page New World Books
HERODOTUS
Herodotus is obviously an ancient crater whose floor has been lavaflooded. Space probe images show the floor of Herodotus to be covered in tiny craters
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Extractions: HERODOTUS 23.2N by 49.7W LUNAR TRANSIENT PHENOMENA HISTORY BY DAVID O. DARLING "Sitting on the plateau, alongside Aristarchus, is the slightly smaller and much shallower crater Herodotus. Both craters in effect at least approximately define the southernmost boundary of the Aristarchus plateau. The difference between the two craters could hardly be greater. Herodotus is obviously an ancient crater whose floor has been lava-flooded. Superficially the floor looks smooth but some crater pits, are revealed by large-aperture telescopes used under good conditions. Space probe images show the floor of Herodotus to be covered in tiny craters and fissures. Observing the Moon the modern astronomer's guide by Gerald North. Apollo 15 Metric Camera Photograph shown below was taken using my 12.5 F 5 Newtonian reflector, with 12.5mm eyepiece and 2x Barlow. Using digital still camera DSC-P71 mounted for eyepiece projection. The photograph was taken on April 3. 2004 at 1:20 U.T. Photograph © 2004 by David O. Darling, Director L.T.P. Research This formation is located in close proximity to the crater Aristarchus, Cobra Head, and Schroter's Valley, together making this small area of the Moon the most active in lunar transient phenomena. When having conversation with Winifred S. Cameron she told me about an observer who reported the crater Herodotus to be glowing bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. To see how the crater changes under different lighting conditions see
Herodotean Inquiries
Herodotus Inquiries should be regarded as our best and most complete Here an attempt is made to uncover Herodotus plan and intention and to link them
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DEROW Herodotus
Herodotus and his histories have been the subject of much inquiry, He aims rather to explain why Herodotus wrote them, or why he wrote them the way he
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HARRISON Herodotus In Hollywood
But the connections between Herodotus and The English Patient I will be The use of Herodotus as a structuring device in this way is particularly
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Herodotus 4.1-59
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Extractions: Herodotus, The Persian Wars , transl. by G. Rawlinson, 1942 From Leipoxais sprang the Scythians of the race called Auchatae; from Arpoxais, the middle brother, those known as the Catiari and Traspians; from Colaxais, the youngest, the Royal Scythians, or Paralatae. All together they are named Scoloti, after one of their kings: the Greeks, however, call them Scythians. Such is the account which the Scythians give of themselves, and of the country which lies above them. The Greeks who dwell about the Pontus tell a different story. According to Hercules, when he was carrying off the cows of Geryon, arrived in the region which is now inhabited by the Scyths, but which was then a desert. Geryon lived outside the Pontus, in an island called by the Greeks Erytheia, near Gades, which is beyond the Pillars of Hercules upon the Ocean. Now some say that the Ocean begins in the east, and runs the whole way round the world; but they give no proof that this is really so. Hercules came from thence into the region now called Scythia, and, being overtaken by storm and frost, drew his lion's skin about him, and fell fast asleep. While he slept, his mares, which he had loosed from his chariot to graze, by some wonderful chance disappeared. Scythia still retains traces of the Cimmerians; there are Cimmerian castles, and a Cimmerian ferry, also a tract called Cimmeria, and a Cimmerian Bosphorus. It appears likewise that the Cimmerians, when they fled into Asia to escape the Scyths, made a settlement in the peninsula where the Greek city of Sinope was afterwards built. The Scyths, it is plain, pursued them, and missing their road, poured into Media. For the Cimmerians kept the line which led along the sea-shore, but the Scyths in their pursuit held the Caucasus upon their right, thus proceeding inland, and falling upon Media. This account is one which is common both to Greeks and barbarians.
The History Of Herodotus Chapter I
Heredotus Chapter One Music and warfare, music in Corinth, Dithrambs, rising up to play, the pythoness at Delphi, ritual prostitution.
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Extractions: Heredotus Chapter One: Music and warfare, music in Corinth, Dithrambs, rising up to play, the pythoness at Delphi, ritual prostitution. By Herodotus, Written 440 B.C.E, Translated by George Rawlinson For educational purposes only: From Internet Classics Archive See Reproduction Permission Clio These are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians from losing their due meed of glory; and withal to put on record what were their grounds of feuds. According to the Persians best informed in history, the Phoenicians began to quarrel. This people, who had formerly dwelt on the shores of the Erythraean Sea, having migrated to the Mediterranean and settled in the parts which they now inhabit, began at once, they say, to adventure on long voyages, freighting their vessels with the wares of Egypt and Assyria. They landed at many places on the coast, and among the rest at Argos, which was then preeminent above all the states included now under the common name of Hellas. Here they exposed their merchandise, and traded with the natives for five or six days; at the end of which time, when almost everything was sold, there came down to the beach a number of women, and among them the

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