The histories / Herodotus ; translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt ; revised with introductory matter and notes by John Marincola.

New ed.

London : Penguin, 1996.

xlvi,622p. : maps ; 20 cm.

Previous ed.: 1972.
Includes index.
Translated from the Greek.

The story of the Greek city-states uniting to repel a superior Persian army is the main theme in this classical narrative, but Herodotus fleshes out his text with digressions, describing the wonders of Egypt and recounting stories and folk tales.

9780140446388 (pbk)

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888 HER

English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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