The landmark Herodotus: the histories 9780307536549, 0307536548

Table of contents :
Introduction / Rosalind Thomas --
Book One: --
Proem: Herodotus identifies himself, describes his subject, and states his purpose in writing the Histories --
Histories begin: Croesus of Lydia --
Croesus' reign: conquers Greeks in Asia
defeated by Cyrus --
The life story of Cyrus --
Book Two: Egyptian customs and society --
History of Egypt: Min to Sethos --
Book Three: Cambyses' reign, conquest of Egypt --
Spartans make war on Polykrates of Samos --
Magi Revolt, Smerdis' reign, Darius' accession --
Reign of Darius, description of his realm --
Book Four: Description of Scythia and Scythians --
Darius' expedition to Scythia --
Libya and the Persians --
Book Five: Darius' European Campaign: Hellespont, Thrace --
The Ionian Revolt --
Book Six: Kleomenes King of Sparta, Aegina, Athens --
Marathon Campaign --
Book Seven: Xerxes' preparations and march to Greece --
Maneuvers in the North: Battle of Thermopylae --
Book Eight: Naval battles off Artemision --
Battle of Salamis --
Book Nine: Battle of Plataea --
Battle of Mycale --
Appendix A: The Athenian government in Herodotus / Peter Krentz --
Appendix B: The Spartan state in war and peaace / Paul Cartledge --
Appendix C: The account of Egypt: Herodotus right and wrong / Alan B. Lloyd --
Appendix D: Herodotean geography / James Romm --
Appendix E: Herodotus and the Black Sea Region / Everett L. Wheeler --
Appendix F: Rivers and peoples of Scythia / Everett L. Wheeler --
Appendix G: The continuity of Steppe culture --
Appendix H: The Ionian Revolt / George L. Cawkwell --
Appendix I: Classical Greek religious festivals --
Appendix J: Ancient Greek units of currency, weight, and distance / Thomas R. Martin --
Appendix K: Dialect and ethnic groups in Herodotus / William F. Wyatt --
Appendix L: Aristocratic families in Herodotus --
Appendix M: Herodotus on Persia and the Persian Empire / Christopher Tuplin --
Appendix N: Hoplite warfare in Herodotus / J.W.I. Lee --
Appendix O: The Persian army in Herodotus / J.W.I. Lee --
Appendix P: Oracles, religion, and politics in Herodotus / Donald Lateiner --
Appendix Q: Herodotus and the poets / Andrew Ford --
Appendix R: The size of Xerxes' expeditionary force / Michael A. Flower --
Appendix S: Trieme warfare in Herodotus / Nicolle Hirschfeld --
Appendix T: Tyranny in Herodotus / Carolyn Dewald --
Appendix U: On women and marriage in Herodotus / Carolyn Dewald.

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