Description: Histories, Paperback by Herodotus; Waterfield, Robin (TRN); Dewald, Carolyn (INT), ISBN 0199535663, ISBN-13 9780199535668, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The father of history," as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well-versed in the classics. Compelled by his desire to "prevent the traces of human events from being
erased by time," Herotodus recounts the incidents preceding and following the Persian Wars. He gives us much more than military history, though, providing the fullest portrait of the classical world of the 5th and 6th centuries.
Translated by Robin Waterfield, a distinguished translator whose version of Platos Republic has been described as `the best available, this readable new translation is supplemented with expansive notes to help the reader appreciate th in depth.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
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Book Title: Histories
Number of Pages: 848 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Ancient / General, Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Ancient / Greece, Military / General
Item Height: 1.5 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 20.9 Oz
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Herodotus, Robin Waterfield
Item Width: 5 in
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
