Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
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Hailed by Cicero as "the father of history," Herodotus was both a critical thinker and a lively storyteller, a traveler who was both tourist and anthropologist. Like Homer, he set out to memorialize great deeds in words, in particular, the wars between Greece and Persia. In his hands, the Greeks' unforeseeable defeat of the Persian kings Darius and Xerxes with their vast hosts made for fascinating storytelling. Influenced by the work of the natural...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B005LNKIF8
ISBN13:9780199575992
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 4.5" x 7.0"
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