A Commentary on Herodotus: with Introduction and Appendixes: v. 2, Bo - oks 5-9

Klappentext Herodotus! referred to by Cicero and others as "the father of history!" was the first to make the events of the past the subject of research and verification! and to relate their consequences to the present. In this commentary on Histories! an account of the struggle between Persia and Greece from the time of Croesus to that of Xerxes! How and Wells show that there are frequent digressions that give a wealth of information about the customs and cultures of peoples foreign to the Greeks. Providing a standard commentary of the Histories! this two-volume work will interest scholars as well as students. The authors offer short summaries introducing the subject matter of each section! a full introduction on Herodotus's life and style! and fifteen appendices that cover problems of text and content. Zusammenfassung Herodotus has been called "the father of history" by Cicero and other ancient critics, and was the first to research and verify events of the past, and relate their consequences to the present. The main subject of his "Histories" is the Greek-Persian conflict from Croesus to Xerxes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Commentary on books V - IX; Appendices 16-22; Herodotus on Tyranny; Sparta under King Cleomenes (520-490 BC); Marathon; Numbers of the armies and fleets (480-479 BC); The campaign of 480 BC; Salamis; The campaigns of 479 BC; Arms, tactics, and strategy in the Persian War; Additional notes; Index (to both volumes)

Product details

• Authors: W. How, W. W. How, How W. W., J. Wells
• Assisted by: Joseph Wells (Editor)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.1990
• EAN: 9780198721390
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872139-0
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 204 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Commentary on Herodotus; A Commentary on Herodotus
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Historiography, Historiography, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval