In book 1, herodotus announces his purpose to memorialize the great and marvelous deeds of the greeks and their barbarian neighbors, and, more particularly, to show why they came into conflict. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus. The history of herodotus has been divided into the following sections. His histories, which provide an account in nine books of the conflict between the greece and asia from the middle of the sixth century b. The history of herodotus, volume 1 by herodotus full text. 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. Impossible most of the times herodotus narrates what other people did.
The history of herodotus book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may. At the time of the shipwreck off mount pelion he had recovered for the persians a great part of what they lost. The history of herodotus 1890 by herodotus, translated by g. May 19, 2014 a delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. Estimates of the year of his birth are based on the observation that in the histories, he does not claim to have witnessed the persian invasion that took. The battle of salamis was the first great and unexpected victory of th. The first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may lose their renown. The history of herodotus volume 1 by herodotus free ebook. The history of herodotus, volume 2 by herodotus project gutenberg. Herodotus the histories george rawlinson translation 1858 the watchers. The histories was at some point through the ages divided into the nine books of modern editions, conventionally named after the muses.
Herodotus has 360 books on goodreads with 121711 ratings. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. Urania 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 140. After journeys to india and pakistan, french ethnologist michel peissel claimed to have discovered an animal species that may illuminate one of the most bizarre passages in herodotus s histories. Macmillan, london and ny 1890 contents start reading text zipped. Herodotus the histories complete audio book recording. Clio these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from losing their due meed of glory. Unquestionably the best english translation of herodotus to have appeared in the past halfcenturyi am in awe of tom hollands achievement, and have no doubt it will bear rich fruit in bringing herodotus to public attention edith hall, times literary supplement lively, engaging version of the historiesan admirable translation. In book 3, passages 102 to 105, herodotus reports that a species of foxsized, furry ants lives in one of the far eastern, indian provinces of the. Histories godley translationbook 8 wikisource, the free.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the histories. The history of herodotus by herodotus the internet classics archive. One of western historys greatest books springs to life in tom hollands vibrant new translation herodotus of halicarnassuswho was hailed by cicero as the father of historywrote his histories around 440 bc. Greek researcher, often called the worlds first historian. Id love to hear about this translation from a student or scholar who knows greek its a beautiful book, but the translator is a businessman with no formal training who did it in his free time. Overview partially extracted from the grene text and prepared for a womans book discussion group to read the history herodotus only book is to seek ones roots as a member of western democratic civilization. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k book vii 286k book viii 179k. The quarrel over succession by two of darius sons, artabazanes and xerxes 2. Sometimes he gives his personal belief and therefore speaks in the first person. Fragment from histories, book viii on 2ndcentury papyrus oxyrhynchus 2099. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index. Buy the histories penguin classics rev ed by herodotus, john m. The history of herodotus by herodotus written 440 b.
Book vi of the histories is one of herodotus most varied books, beginning with the final collapse of the ionian revolt and moving on to the athenian triumph at marathon 490 bc. Extrapolating from these individual records, we can provide rough bc dates for the majority of events that take place in herodotus the histories. Jan 14, 2016 27 4 so after the watch of the thessalians saw them first, they were overcome with fear, because they thought it to be a sign of sorts, and after the watch the army itself was overcome with fear in the same way, so that the phocians got possession of four thousand dead and shields. Herodotus histories full audiobook book 1 of 3 youtube. At the beginning of the histories, herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it.
The book is in itself absolutely fascinating since it shows how the world around us that we take for granted with our scientific minds looked to those who lived a long time ago. Herodotus herodotus of halicarnassus hereby publishes the results of his inquiries, hoping to do two things. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. The histories herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 1 these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive. 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. What is the best translation of herodotus the histories. Jul 01, 2001 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Herodotus counts by generations, for example the kings of the mermnads dynasty, ruling from c.
Sep 21, 20 herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. I also recommend the excellent introduction and the translation provided by david grene. Jan 30, 2011 herodotus the histories george rawlinson translation 1858 the watchers. Herodotus was a resident of halicarnassus modern bodrum in turkey and wrote the histories of herodotus, a greek history of the persian invasion of greece in the early fifth century bce. Jan 01, 2003 buy the histories penguin classics rev ed by herodotus, john m. Although this is not the translation usually recommended by those who teach herodotus, i found it to be an extremely readable translation. Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. I also purchased the histories from barnes and noble with translation by g. Herodotus, the histories, book 8, chapter 1, section 1. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. But here, as elsewliere in his history, herodotus authority is much impaired by tlie presumption. The history of herodotus macaulaybook viii wikisource, the free. Herodotus seems to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book.
In its first logos, we witness the naval engagement on the sea between aphetae and artemisium. Im becomming a little obsessed with history after getting this book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Herodotus, the histories, robin waterfield translation 2008. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k. Site contains many greek and latin texts, translations and related material. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Im still on the fence mostly because its a very expensive albeit beautiful, book. The herodotus histories was starting to interest me after appearing on the searches, but didnt purchase until researching more what it was about. It is the earliest surviving work of nonfiction and a thrilling narrative account of among other things the war b. The rise of the persian empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict. 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.
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