The Histories |
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Author:
| Herodotus, |
Contribution by:
| Griffith, Tom |
Introduction by:
| Griffith, Tom |
Notes by:
| Rawlinson, George |
Translator:
| Rawlinson, George |
ISBN: | 978-1-85326-466-5 |
Publication Date: | May 1996 |
Publisher: | Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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This work comprises the first western historical writing. It provides a history of the then known world, and provides answers to questions such as: why did Pheidippides run from Marathon to Athens and why did Leonides and the Spartans comb their hair before the battle of Thermopylae.
This work comprises the first western historical writing. It provides a history of the then known world, and provides answers to questions such as: why did Pheidippides run from Marathon to Athens and why did Leonides and the Spartans comb their hair before the battle of Thermopylae.