Free Download The Histories (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Herodotus, translated by Tom Holland
English | May 15, 2014 | ISBN: 0670024899, 0143107542, ASIN: B00G3L1900 | True EPUB/AZW3 | 880 pages | 3.6/2.9 MB
One of Western history’s greatest books springs to life in Tom Holland’s vibrant new translation
Herodotus of Halicarnassus-who was hailed by Cicero as "the father of history"-wrote 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 translation-highlighting Herodotus’s 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 translator’s preface, an index of significant persons and places, maps, and a supplementary index, this translation makes Herodotus irresistible reading once more.
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