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The histories

Herodotus, b. 484 B.C.?1997
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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.
Main title:
The histories / Herodotus ; edited by E. H. Blakeney.
Imprint:
London : Everyman's Library, 1997.
Collation:
800 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Translated from the Greek.
ISBN:
9781857152340 (hbk)1857152344 (hbk)
Dewey class:
938'.03888880930938938.03
Local class:
888888.01938182930930.4880.888 HER
Language:
EnglishGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
Index terms:
HistoryPersiaPersian warsGreeks
BRN:
160307
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