The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. Since he offers our earliest outside account of india, herodotus is uniquely important. Hailed as both father of history and father of lies, he wrote a history of the time of the persian wars that was everything the later thucydides history of the peloponnesian wars was not. Being the second book of the famous history of herodotus london. Featured content includes commentary on major characters. Urania the greeks engaged in the seaservice were the following. His histories primarily deals with the lives of croesus, cyrus, cambyses, smerdis, darius, and xerxes and the battles of marathon, thermopylae, artemisium, salamis, plataea, and mycale.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After his successes in quelling the revolt of pseudosmerdis, the rebellion of babylon, and conquering samos, king darius decides to attack the scythian tribes that live in what is now called ukraine. Summary of and commentary on herodotus histories, book 8. Herodotus writes in order that the great and marvellous deeds of greeks hellenes and foreigners barbarians, i. The greek commander was the admiral of the small spartan squadron, a man named eurybiades. Herodotus histories book ii the second book of the histories, called euterpe 1. The athenians furnished a hundred and twentyseven vessels to the fleet, which were manned in part by the plataeans, who, though unskilled in such matters.
The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index. Read the histories book 9 calliope by herodotus available from rakuten kobo. In this eight volume collection on the persian wars, greek historian herodotus, the father of history, gives a cultured and firsthand examination of the ancient world surrounding the rise and rule of the persian empire alongside a concise history and cultural background of scythia and egypt. But i will put it off for a bit as there is more out there of interest to me at this time. Herodotus has a wonderful, gossipy style that makes reading these histories more fun than studying the rise of the persian empire and its clash with greecehowever, thats exactly what readers will do in this engaging history, which is full of interesting digressions and asides. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. I managed to get through volume one and someday may take on volume two.
Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who lived in the fifth century bc c. He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts of the aegean sea and the mainland of greece.
Herodotus claims to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book, almost all of which covers territories of the persian empire. The flags in the text are links to the greek as printed on facing pages in the loeb edition. Herodotos of halikarnassos, histories historiai, perseus ed. Here are the relevant passages, in the godley translation. He has been called the father of history, and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange. This 147page guide for histories by herodotus includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 9 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. History historie, inquiry in its broadest context here includes anthropology, natural history and virtually any piece of antiquarian information that appealed to. Aristagoras accordingly, after having caused ionia to revolt, thus brought his life to an end. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Book 8 the naval battle at artemisium roster of the greek ships at artemisium 1. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 5.
Book seven of herodotus historiesended with a greek defeat, but in book eight we will hear about greek successes. So, when the men were met, the king spake thus to them. Hdt prefers the greek version, which makes the dorians egyptians and traces their family back only as far as perseus 53. Here begins book vi of herodotus historyies being the continuation of the narative from book v.
And first, dividing the city into three parts, he gave a share in the government to his brothers pantagnotus and syloson. Urania 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 140. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek, tr. Godley loeb classical library edition, 4 volumes in greek and english. In the histories, he describes the expansion of the achaemenid empire under its kings cyrus the great, cambyses, and darius i the great, culminating in xerxes expedition to greece 480 bce, which met with disaster in the naval engagement at salamis and the battles at plataea and mycale.
Herodotus, the histories, book 8, chapter 1, section 1. Here begings the first book of the histories, called clio. The histories of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in western literature. Herodotus, the histories, book 8, chapter 53, section 1. The opening logos of book four tells about their way of life. Histories 8 by herodotus meet your next favorite book. The book also illuminates greek views of themselves and of peoples from the east, the the battle of salamis was the first great and unexpected victory of the greeks over the persian forces under xerxes, whose defeat had important consequences for the subsequent history.
Xerxes, it is said, before he set forth on his expedition against greece, sent a herald to argos, who on his arrival spoke as follows. This battle forms the centrepiece of book viii of herodotus histories. In its first logos, we witness the naval engagement on the sea between aphetae and artemisium. If, however, it must needs be that we go to war with this people, at least allow the king to abide at home in persia. Simultaneously, it tells the story of the growth of the persian empire. The histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature. Herodotus histories book ii classical wisdom weekly part 8. Digression on the spartan version of how they came to have two kings, and how one line came to have first place. The histories book 9 ebook by herodotus 9781627550185.
Herodotus account of egyptian history and customs, contained in book ii of his long narrative history of the persian wars, is a classic example of the father of history at work. The greek commander was the admiral of the small spartansquadron, a man named eurybiades. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. The histories was at some point divided into the nine books that appear in. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. Book ix is the final book of herodotuss histories and contains, among other things, herodotuss accounts of the battles of plataea and mycale, the immediate aftermath of the persians defeat in and withdrawal from mainland greece, and the siege of sestos. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary, 2nd ed. Godley, read by librivox volunteers, proofed, coordinated, and produced by karen merline. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article herodotus. Herodotus, who spent much of his life traveling, was one of the most erudite historians of his. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Then let thee and me both stake our children on the issue, and do thou choose out thy men, and, taking with thee whatever number of troops thou likest, lead forth our armies to battle. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the war between the persian empire and the greek citystates in the 5th. Herodotuss history, notes and translations for easy access.
Herodotus, the histories english xml header word count hdt. Herodotus the great greek historian was born about 484 bce, at halicarnassus in caria, asia minor, when it was subject to the persians. But as regards agreements with the barbarian, do not attempt to persuade us to enter into them, nor will we consent. July 20 this link contains a free pdf copy of herodotus book i. It was not till perseus, the son of jove and danae, visited cepheus the son of belus, and. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. We know of ourselves that the power of the mede is many times greater than ours. Here are presented the results of the enquiry carried out by herodotus of halicarnassus. He has been called the father of history, and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a wellconstructed and. Herodotus, who spent much of his life traveling, was one of the most erudite historians of his time. At the beginning of the histories, herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it. Polymnia now when tidings of the battle that had been fought at marathon reached the ears of king darius, the son of hystaspes, his anger against the athenians. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. He is known for having written the book the histories greek.
The prerogatives of the spartan kings in declaring war and leading the army 5556. Herodotus first gives a description of the country. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Nevertheless in our zeal for freedom we will defend ourselves to the best of our ability. Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. He has been called the father of history, and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a wellconstructed and vivid narrative. At the time of the shipwreck off mount pelion he had recovered for the persians a great part of what they lost. This pedigree cannot be much older than hesiod, in whom it first meets us frag. Despite herodotus s historical significance, little is known about his personal life. This site was created by awardwinning author holly tucker, who also served as editorinchief, and ran for over 9 years 20082017. Its from herodotus that many of the best stories of ancient greece come. The athenians furnished a hundred and twentyseven vessels to the fleet, which were manned in part by the plataeans, who, though unskilled in such matters, were led by their active and daring spirit to undertake this duty. The history of herodotus, by herodotus project gutenberg. Herodotus, the histories, book 8, chapter 1, section 1 perseus.
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