| |  | Author: Herodotus
Creators: Robert B. Strassler, Andrea L. Purvis, Rosalind Thomas
Publisher: Pantheon
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Pages: 1024
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.6 x 2.1
ISBN: 0375421092
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9780375421099
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 THE Edition To Own August 24, 2009
R. J. Marsella (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great translation- excellent maps and notes- don't hesitate to select this over other versions or editions. You will be rewarded. The Histories is a lavish book to sink into and transport yourself to another time and place. This is the one to buy in my estimation.
WOW! August 20, 2009
Michael Booker (Arnold, MO USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's possible to find public domain translations of Herodotus online...so why pay for this book?
If you have ANY interest in the ancient world, you need to have this book on your bookshelf. The translation is easy to read, but the supporting materials push this volume way over the top. The maps support the text brilliantly, and copious footnotes and appendices answer pretty much any question you might have about the text. I also appreciate the photographs and illustrations; they are well-chosen to add dimension to the words on the page.
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories July 19, 2009
Spyro
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This edition of The Histories is much more approachable for a "non-historian" reader. I have read other editions of The Histories, and did not get nearly the enjoyment from those experiences, as this one. The maps, the notes, and the Appendices all allow a layman to gain a fuller context for the story. The Histories are about places with ancient names, hundreds of historical figures and events. Without the additional support structure, a layman can easily get lost, until all seems to blend together into a single mass. I feel I came out of this reading able to place these events in the context of overall Western history much better than I was before reading this edition of The Histories.
Buy the hardcover edition... July 14, 2009
Kicking Jack Williams (Seattle)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Buy the hardcover edition because it's a big book, and you'll want it in your library, in good shape, to pass on when you die. I have the Thucydides in paperback, and while it hasn't come apart in one reading, I wish I had bought it in hardcover, too.
The First Historian. What More Need I Say. July 10, 2009
Stuart McCunn (New Haven CT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Herodotus is often called the first historian. His book is mostly an account of the wars between Persia and the Greek City-States in the Fifth Century BC. It also includes an account of the history of the world (At least Greece and the Middle East) up till that point as well as comments on the customs of various peoples. The section on the Persian Wars is very compelling since he wrote about them at a point in time where he could still talk to people who witnessed these events. The first half of the book is rather more hit and miss, being mostly a collection of myths about various regions passed off as truth. The book is probably at its most fascinating when it's dealing with his descriptions of various cultures. Some of these observations are fascinating indeed. At its best these parts of the book read like a travel guide through the ancient world. A common complaint about Herodotus is his tendency to go off on long tangents. That is something that you will either love or hate. For my part I love it. I often find these side points more interesting than the main topic.
Now for the book itself. Without a doubt this book is the best copy of Herodotus found anywhere. It includes an excellent new translation that reads very naturally. The biggest advantage of this edition is that it is filled with maps, diagrams and annotations by historians to explain unclear statements and fill in background knowledge. A lot of these notes are quite useful in understanding Herodotus since society has changed so much in two and a half millenia.
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