Herodotus
by
Herodotus
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
ISBN-10
0521878713
ISBN-13
9780521878715
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 12th, 2013
Print length
374 Pages
Weight
570 grams
Dimensions
22.20 x 14.20 x 2.50 cms
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Herodotus's Histories Book V describes the revolt of the east Greeks against their Persian masters, which led to the great Persian Wars of 490–479 BC. This edition and commentary provides extensive help with the Greek text and basic historical information, as well as clear and insightful historical and literary interpretation.
One of the most important works of history in Western literature, by the freshest and liveliest of all classical Greek prose authors, Herodotus's Histories is also a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Covering a central and widely studied period of Greek history, Book V not only describes the revolt of the east Greeks against their Persian masters, which led to the great Persian Wars of 490–479 BC, but also provides fascinating material about the mainland Greek states in the sixth century BC. This is an up-to-date edition of and commentary on the Greek text of the book, providing extensive help with the Greek, basic historical information and clear maps, as well as lucid and insightful historical and literary interpretation of the text. The volume is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, teachers and scholars.
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