Herodotus

Erato, The Sixth Book Of Herodotus' Histories (1884)

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Produktbeschreibung

Erato is the sixth book of Herodotus' Histories, originally published in 1884. The book is a historical account of the Persian Wars, which took place between 490 and 479 BCE. Herodotus provides a detailed description of the events leading up to the wars, including the rise of the Persian Empire and the conflicts between the Greeks and Persians. The book is divided into nine chapters, each covering a different aspect of the wars. Chapter one describes the Persian invasion of Greece, while chapter two covers the Battle of Marathon. Chapter three focuses on the preparations for the second Persian invasion, and chapter four describes the Battle of Thermopylae. Chapters five and six cover the naval battles of Artemisium and Salamis, respectively. Chapter seven describes the Persian invasion of Attica, and chapter eight covers the Battle of Plataea. The final chapter provides a summary of the events of the Persian Wars and their impact on Greek history. Erato is a valuable resource for historians and scholars interested in ancient Greek history and the Persian Wars. Herodotus' detailed and engaging writing style makes the book accessible to a wider audience, while his thorough research and firsthand accounts provide a unique perspective on these historic events.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 131g
• ISBN-13: 9781436837279
• ISBN-10: 1436837278
• Artikelnr.: 24909543

Autorenporträt

Herodotus was a Greek historian and geographer who was born in the city of Halicarnassus, which was part of the Persian Empire and is now Bodrum, Turkey. He later moved to Thurii, which is now in the Italian region of Calabria (Italy). The Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, was written by him. Herodotus has been criticized because his work has "legends and made-up stories." Thucydides, a historian who lived at the same time, said that he made up stories for fun. But Herodotus said that he only wrote about what he could see and hear. Herodotus would have told people about his research by reading it out loud in front of a crowd. In the introduction to the Penguin edition of the Histories, John Marincola says that there are parts of Herodotus's early books that could be called "performance pieces." Thucydides and Herodotus became friends over time, and they became close enough that they were both buried in Thucydides' tomb in Athens.