Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
772
Language
English
Published
Sep 15, 1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10
0192824252
ISBN-13
9780192824257
Description
Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces. While much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of one-eyed men & gold-digging ants. This readable new translation is supplemented with expansive notes that provide readers the background that they need to appreciate the book in depth.
Genres
Children’s
Action & Adventure
Science & Technology
History
Classics
Contemporary
Politics