Herodotus: Histories Book VI
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); it also includes fascinating material on Sparta, full of court intrigue and culminating in Kleomenes' grisly death, and there is comedy too, with Alkmeon's cramming clothes, boots, and even cheeks with gold dust, then Hippokleides 'dancing away his marriage'. In Herodotus' time, Marathon was already reaching almost legendary status, commemorated in epigrams and monuments, and in this edition a substantial introduction discusses Herodotus' relation to these other mem…
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- ISBN: 978-1-108-54683-6
- EAN: 9781108546836
- Produktnummer: 25147474
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 6'795 KB
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