The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History

by Justin Marozzi

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During the classical age of Greece, Herodotus wrote the first history text. But what he created was much more than this. Informed by his own travels, his historical work digresses more than it chronicles, with tales of the lands and peoples he visited. As Michael Ondaatje once famously suggested, "What you find in him are the cul-de-sacs within the sweep of history." In The Way of Herodotus , intrepid travel historian Justin Marozzi retraces the footsteps...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0306816210

ISBN13:9780306816215

Release Date:December 2008

Publisher:Da Capo Press

Length:348 Pages

Weight:1.36 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Ancient Europe General Greece Historical Study & Educational Resources Historiography History Iraq Middle East Travel Travel Writing World Writing

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