The histories
By: Herodotus ; translated by Aubrey De Sélincourt ; revised with introductory matter and notes by John Marincola.
Contributors: De Sélincourt, Aubrey, 1894-1962.; Marincola, John.
Edition: New ed.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 622
Subjects: History, Ancient.; Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C.
Description: "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. Compelled by his desire to "prevent the traces of human events from being erased by time," Herotodus recounts the incidents preceding and following the Persian Wars. He gives us much more than military history, though, providing the fullest portrait of the classical world of the 5th and 6th centuries. --Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [603]-606) and index.