num_pages: 376
description: Book IX of Herodotus' Histories is the conclusive climax to his work, as the victories at Plataea and Mycale complete the improbable Greek victory over Persia. This English commentary treats Herodotus' work as historical narrative and as literature, incorporating the results of recent scholarly research in Greek history and historiography. It contains a Greek text and detailed philological, literary, and historical notes designed to assist the intermediate Greek student.
language: English
title: Herodotus, Histories Book IX (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
titlecomplete: Herodotus, Histories Book IX (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Greek and English Edition)
genres: Classics, Iran, History
ratings_count: 31
series: Ιστορίαι
publisher: Cambridge University Press