The Histories
Herodotus
622 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140446389
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Language: English
Publish: September 1, 1996
During the fifth century BC, a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city-states united to repel a mighty Persian army. While the story of this heroic drama forms the main theme of Herodotus’ narrative, the author’s curiosity fleshes out the text with digressions, folk tales and stories.