Herodotus and the Question Why, Paperback - Christopher Pelling

Reducere. In the 5th century BCE, Herodotus wrote the first known Western history to build on the tradition of Homeric storytelling, basing his text on empir...

Time and Narrative in Ancient Historiography: The ‘Plupast' from Herodotus to Appian - Jonas Grethlein, Christopher B. Krebs

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Translated by Aubrey de Selincourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading p...

A lighthearted history series that tackles the questions that children really ask.Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Tim CookeNumber of...

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A lighthearted history series that tackles the questions that children really ask.Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Tim CookeNumber of...

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Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care...

``The father of history, `` as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Her...

Reducere. David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the peculiar quality of Herodotus, the father of history....

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Publisher: Institute of Classical StudiesNumber of pages: 186Collection: Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies SupplementsPublication date...

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Reducere. "The Histories", written in the fifth century BC, is a engaging mix of precise historical and cultural information, humour, myths and legends. It i...

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This book engages new research into Kant and his philosophy of religion, addresses the lack of analytic voices in these discussions, and puts forwa...

Discover the weird and wacky world of the ancient Greeks!Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Tim CookeNumber of pages: 32Collection: A Q...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Christopher BlattmanNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 149 x 223 x 40Cover type: Hardback...

Reducere. Herodotus is not only the father of the art and the science of historical writing but also one of the Western tradition's most compelling storytell...

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Why would a woman want to go into politics? From where most women stand, Parliament looks like a toxic boys' club. Here, Kate Ellis bursts the Canb...

Reveals the intimate connection between beauty and the philosophical life. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, this work shows ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Richard (University of Strathclyde, UK) FinlayIllustration(s): 5 bw illusNumber of pages: ...

A science series that answers the funny, sometimes icky questions that kids really ask!

A science series that answers the funny, sometimes icky questions that kids really ask!

A lighthearted history series that tackles the questions that children really askPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Tim CookeNumber of ...

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This book aims to change the terms of the debate on animism, arguing that if animism has one outstanding feature, it is its peculiar restrictivenes...

Animal Alterity uses readings of science fiction texts to explore the centrality of animals for our ways of thinking about human.Publisher: Liverpo...

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Intrepid travel historian Justin Marozzi retraces the footsteps of Herodotus through the Mediterranean and Middle East, examining Herodotus's 2, 50...

Book V of Herodotus' Histories begins the run-up to the Persian Wars of 490-479 B.C. with Persia's conquest of coastal Thrace after the Scythian ex...

A science series that answers the funny, sometimes icky questions that kids really ask!

Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entert...

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Reducere. From Herodotus to H-Net: The Story of Historiography, Second Edition, offers a concise but comprehensive and up-to-date account of the many ways hi...