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Herodotus: Histories Book IX
Contributor(s): Herodotus (Author), Flower, Michael A. (Editor), Marincola, John (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0521593689     ISBN-13: 9780521593687
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $142.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2002
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- History | Ancient - Greece
- Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Dewey: 938.03
LCCN: 2002017393
Series: Herodotus Histories
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (1.05 lbs) 374 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
Book IX of Herodotus' Histories is the conclusive climax to his work, as the victories at Plataea and Mycale complete the improbable Greek victory over Persia. This English commentary treats Herodotus' work as historical narrative and as literature, incorporating the results of recent scholarly research in Greek history and historiography. It contains a Greek text and detailed philological, literary, and historical notes designed to assist the intermediate Greek student.

Contributor Bio(s): Flower, Michael A.: - Michael A. Flower is Professor of Classics at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Theopompus of Chios: History and Rhetoric in the Fourth Century BC (HB 1994: ISBN 0198140797; PB 1997: ISBN 0198152434).Marincola, John: - John Marincola is Associate Professor of Classics at New York University. He is the author of Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography (1997; ISBN 0521 480191).
 
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