Bibliograph

Histories, Herodotus ; edited by Simon Hornblower, Book V

Type

Label

Histories, Herodotus ; edited by Simon Hornblower, Book V

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Histories

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1065523556

Responsibility statement

Herodotus ; edited by Simon Hornblower

Series statement

Cambridge Greek and Latin classicsCambridge University Press - Higher Education Textbooks

Summary

One of the most important works of history in Western literature, by the freshest and liveliest of all classical Greek prose authors, Herodotus's Histories is also a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Covering a central and widely studied period of Greek history, Book V not only describes the revolt of the east Greeks against their Persian masters, which led to the great Persian Wars of 490-479 BC, but also provides fascinating material about the mainland Greek states in the sixth century BC. This is an up-to-date edition of and commentary on the Greek text of the book, providing extensive help with the Greek, basic historical information and clear maps, as well as lucid and insightful historical and literary interpretation of the text. The volume is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, teachers and scholars.--, Provided by publisher

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