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Here are set forth the histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus;: That men's actions may not in time be forgotten nor things great and wonderful, accomplished ... cause of the wars between one and the other by Herodotus, 1959 HISTORIES (LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY) by A D GODLEY (TRANSLATOR) HERODOTUS, 1926 Tragedy in History: Herodotus and the Deuteronomistic History (Jsot Supplement Series, 251) by Flemming A. J. Nielsen, 1997-11-01 The History of Herodotus by J. Enoch Powell, 1939-01 Herodotus (Twayne's World Authors Series) by J. A. S. Evans, 1982-04 The History of Herodotus: A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most ... and ethnographical ? ( v.1 ) [1858-60] by Herodotus, 2009-12-15 Larcher'S Notes On Herodotus: Melpomene by Pierre Henri Larcher, 2010-01-01 Selections From Xenophon And Herodotus: With Notes Adapted To The Revised And Enlarged Edition Of Goodwin's Greek Grammar (1889) by Xenophon, Herodotus, 2008-10-27 The Story of the Persian War: From Herodotus by the Rev. Alfred J. Church by Herodotus, 2005-11-30 Heroes in Herodotus: The Interaction of Myth and History (Studien Zur Klassischen Philologie Vol. 56) by Elizabeth Vandiver, 1991-06 Herodotus, Books V-VII: The Persian Wars (Loeb Classical Library) by Herodotus, 1922-01-01 Snakes with Wings and Gold-Digging Ants (Penguin Great Journeys) by Herodotus, 2007-09-25 The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius (Viking Portable Library) The History by Herodotus, 2008-06-10

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121. Herodotus The History Summary
     To read The History (Herodotus only book) is to seek one s roots as a member Herodotus tries in 700 pages to sum up all that a wellinformed Greek such  
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     Extractions: Outline summary by Michael McGoodwin, prepared 1996 Acknowledgement: This work has been summarized using the University of Chicago edition transl. David Grene 1987. Numbers provided in square brackets or parentheses refer to the page numbers in this edition. Overall Impression : This is a thoroghly enjoyable and entertaining book, a "must" read in the Western canon. I also recommend the excellent introduction and the translation provided by David Grene. Overview (partially extracted from the Grene text and prepared for a woman's book discussion group) To read The History (Herodotus' only book) is to seek one's roots as a member of Western democratic civilization. It is in part a gripping and much revered tale of colossal confrontation between freedom-loving Greek-speaking peoples (the Athenians, Spartans, and others) and the seemingly unstoppable forces of the Persians. The Asiatic "Great King" Xerxes, who followed in the footsteps of Cyrus and Darius and assembled a military force numbered in the millions, was intent on enslaving the Greeks as he had so many other countries in the region- Egypt, Asia Minor, Syria, Babylonia, etc. The heroic battles near Athens- at Marathon (490 BCE), Thermopylae, Salamis, and finally Plataea (479 BCE) were classical Greek's crowning military achievements, and Herodotus was determined to record these great deeds for future generations (particularly in view of the ignominious and disastrous Peloponnesian Wars that followed).

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