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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories (Landmark Books) by a new translation by Andrea L. Purvis with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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“The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user friendly edition” of the greatest classical work of history ever written (Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker)—from the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides. Cicero called Herodotus "the father of history," and his only work, The Histories, is considered the first true piece of historical writing in Western literature. With lucid prose, Herodotus's account of the rise of the Persian Empire and its dramatic war with the Greek
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- a new translation by Andrea L. Purvis with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index
- Publisher
- New York: Anchor Books
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400031146
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Fiction, Philosophy, History
- Rating
- 3.97 / 5 (153 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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