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A Commentary on Herodotus: With Introduction and Appendixes Volume 2 (Books V-IX) Revised Edition
Contributor(s): How, W. W. (Author), Wells, J. (Author), Wells, Joseph (Editor)

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ISBN: 0198721390     ISBN-13: 9780198721390
Publisher: OUP Oxford
OUR PRICE: $82.65  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1990
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Annotation: Herodotus, referred to by Cicero and others as "the father of history," was the first to make the events of the past the subject of research and verification, and to relate their consequences to the present. In this commentary on Histories, an account of the struggle between Persia and Greece
from the time of Croesus to that of Xerxes, How and Wells show that there are frequent digressions that give a wealth of information about the customs and cultures of peoples foreign to the Greeks. Providing a standard commentary of the Histories, this two-volume work will interest scholars as
well as students. The authors offer short summaries introducing the subject matter of each section, a full introduction on Herodotus's life and style, and fifteen appendices that cover problems of text and content.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Books & Reading
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
- History | Ancient - Greece
Dewey: 930
Series: Commentary on Herodotus
Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.06" W x 8" L (1.12 lbs) 458 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
 
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Herodotus, referred to by Cicero and others as the father of history, was the first to make the events of the past the subject of research and verification, and to relate their consequences to the present. In this commentary on Histories, an account of the struggle between Persia and Greece
from the time of Croesus to that of Xerxes, How and Wells show that there are frequent digressions that give a wealth of information about the customs and cultures of peoples foreign to the Greeks. Providing a standard commentary of the Histories, this two-volume work will interest scholars as
well as students. The authors offer short summaries introducing the subject matter of each section, a full introduction on Herodotus's life and style, and fifteen appendices that cover problems of text and content.
 
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