The Histories

By Herodotus
Introduction by John M. Marincola
Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt
Revised by John M. Marincola
Notes by John M. Marincola
Consultant editor Betty Radice

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Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola.

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“De Sélincourt’s pacy, natural-sounding, rendering, as superbly revised and annotated by John Marincola…was a game-changer…still reads freshly and is a bestseller six decades after its first publication.”
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Table Of Contents

The HistoriesPreface
Introduction
1. Herodotus’ Life and Work
2. The Subject-Matter of The Histories
3. Herodotus’ sources and Metho Histories
4. Structure and Themes in The Histories
5. Herodotus’ Later Reputation

Further Reading
A Note on the Text
Maps

Herodotus The Histories
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
Book Six
Book Seven
Book Eight
Book Nine

Glossary
Structural Outline
Chronology
Abbreviations
Notes
Index

About Herodotus

Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, in Asia Minor, in the fifth century B.C. Called the Father of History, he wrote the first comprehensive attempt at secular narrative history, long considered the starting point of Western… More about Herodotus

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