Herodotus
Stories of the East From Herodotus
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1885. The father of history as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well versed in the classics. Stories of the East From Herodotus, composed during the Fifth Century BC, is Herodotus's study of the ancient world, and the relationships and conflicts between the Greek and the non-Greek peoples of the Near East, including the expansive Persian Empire, Egypt, and other lands. His histories recounted not only the human and political stories of human activities, but also included writings on geography, biology, and ethnography.…
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1885. The father of history as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well versed in the classics. Stories of the East From Herodotus, composed during the Fifth Century BC, is Herodotus's study of the ancient world, and the relationships and conflicts between the Greek and the non-Greek peoples of the Near East, including the expansive Persian Empire, Egypt, and other lands. His histories recounted not only the human and political stories of human activities, but also included writings on geography, biology, and ethnography. Contents: The Story of King Croesus; Croesus, Wishing to Make War Against the Persians, Consulteth the Oracles; King Croesus Defeated and the City of Sardis is Taken; Croesus is Saved from Death. Of Lydia, The Lydians, and of Certain Greeks that Dwelt in Asia; The Birth and Bringing Up of Cyrus; Cyrus Overthroweth Astyages, and Taketh the Kingdom to Himself; The City of Babylon. Cyrus Taketh It; Cyrus Maketh War Against the Massagetae and Dieth; Of the Manners of Egyptians; Of Certain Kings of Egypt; Of Certain Other Kings of Egypt; The Persians Conquer Egypt; Cambyses Maketh War Upon the Nations Round About, Is Stricken with Madness, and So Dieth; The False Smerdis is Slain; The Kingdom of Darius; Babylon rebelleth Against the King, and is Taken; King Darius Maketh War Upon the Scythians; and Of the Scythians and Other Nations.
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Weitere Autoren: Church, Alfred J. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7661-8928-7
- EAN: 9780766189287
- Produktnummer: 34470465
- Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 340 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.0 cm 523 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 523
Über den Autor
Herodotus (/h¿'r¿d¿t¿s/; Ancient Greek: ¿¿¿d¿t¿¿, Heródotos, Attic Greek pronunciation: [h¿¿.ró.do.tos]; c.¿484 - c.¿425 BC) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey). He is known for having written the book The Histories (Greek: ¿st¿¿¿a¿ Historíai), a detailed record of his inquiry (¿st¿¿¿a historía) on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is widely considered to have been the first writer to have treated historical subjects using a method of systematic investigation-specifically, by collecting his materials and then critically arranging them into an historiographic narrative. On account of this, he is often referred to as The Father of History, a title first conferred on him by the first-century BC Roman orator Cicero.[1]Despite Herodotus's historical significance, little is known about his personal life. 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; however, his many cultural, ethnographical, geographical, historiographical, and other digressions form a defining and essential part of the Histories and contain a wealth of information. Herodotus has been criticized for the fact that his book includes many obvious legends and fanciful accounts. Many authors, starting with the late fifth-century BC historian Thucydides, have accused him of making up stories for entertainment. However, Herodotus states that he is merely reporting what he has seen and been told, on several occasions saying that he does not himself believe the story that he reports. A sizable portion of the information he provides has since been confirmed by historians and archaeologists.His record of the achievements of others was an achievement in itself, though the extent of it has been debated. Herodotus's place in history and his significance may be understood according to the traditions within which he worked. His work is the earliest Greek prose to have survived intact. However, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a literary critic of Augustan Rome, listed seven predecessors of Herodotus, describing their works as simple, unadorned accounts of their own and other cities and people, Greek or foreign, including popular legends, sometimes melodramatic and naïve, often charming - all traits that can be found in the work of Herodotus himself.
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