The Histories, Hardcover - Herodotus

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

An indispensable tool for teaching and reading Herodotus' first book in Greek. The Commentary provides considerable help with matters of language. ...

Reducere. From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides, a new Landmark Edition of The Histories by Herodotus. Cicero called Herodotus "the f...

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...

In this new edition of Herodotus' Histories, Nigel Wilson has revised the original Oxford Classical Text by the Danish scholar C. Hude, published i...

Herodotus the great Greek historian was born about 484 BCE, at Halicarnassus in Caria, Asia Minor, when it was subject to the Persians. He travelle...

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

A revolutionary and entertaining look at the history of everyday objects and presences more frequently taken at face value, connecting for instance...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Rachel (The National Archives, UK) HillmanNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 210 ...

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

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...

This essential study takes a fresh look at four of Shakespeare's major History plays. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textu...

Publisher: Inventory Press LLCNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 306 x 17Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii...

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

DescriptionMost of us are aware that the words for some of our most important concepts stem from ancient Greek roots--words such as geometry, democ...

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Reducere. This beautiful children's book retells the stories of the ancient world and brings history to life.Herodotus wrote the first history book in the wo...

DescriptionA brisk narrative of battles and plagues, monastic orders, heroic women, and knights-errant, barbaric tortures and tender romance, intri...

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

A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements leads young reader...

Lesser-known tales of anticolonial defiance in artworks and marginal histories worldwideThe artists featured in this book create compelling narrati...

Hearing Voices: The Histories, Causes and Meanings of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations - Simon McCarthy-Jones

Reducere. Haunted Histories takes readers on a state-by-state journey across the United States, exploring the nation's most feared places. Along the way, the...

A pathbreaking history of art that uses digital research and economic tools to reveal enduring inequities in the formation of the art historical ca...

DescriptionThe Reader Art and Its Global Histories represents an invaluable teaching tool, offering content ranging from academic essays and excerp...

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DescriptionWith 192+ illustrations, The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions introduces readers to the fascinating, humorous, and often for...

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Trade paperback. Illustrated throughout, this is an entertaining and practical guide to reading the British landscape, drawing attention to how hum...

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...

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