All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. The history of herodotus by herodotus written 440 b. Now when the report came to dareios the son of hystaspes of the battle which was fought at marathon, the king, who even before this had been greatly exasperated with the athenians on account of the attack made upon sardis, then far more than before displayed indignation, and was far more desirous of making a march against hellas. Having subdued these and having reduced all egypt to slavery much greater. Divided by later editors into nine books named after the muses, the history traces the growth of the persian empire, starting with croesus of lydia.
Greek researcher, often called the worlds first historian. Polymnia now when tidings of the battle that had been fought at marathon reached the ears of king darius, the son of hystaspes, his anger against the athenians, which had been already roused by their attack upon sardis, waxed still fiercer, and he became more than ever eager to lead an army against greece. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. The first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may lose their renown.
Now of the number which each separate nation supplied i am not able to give certain information, for this is not reported by any persons. The persian wars 1920 by herodotus, translated by a. Thats not to slight the first five book, which describe the world of herodotus time and the rise of the persian, egyptian and greek empires in fascinating detail. At the beginning of the histories, herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it.
The histories book 7 by herodotus read online on bookmate. In the histories, he describes the expansion of the achaemenid empire under its kings cyrus the great, cambyses, and darius i the great, culminating in xerxes expedition to greece 480 bce, which met with disaster in the naval engagement at salamis and the battles at plataea and mycale. The history of herodotus parallel englishgreek english translation. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. His goal no longer is the punishment of athens, but the subjugation of europe. Herodotus the histories complete audio book recording. The quarrel over succession by two of darius sons, artabazanes and xerxes 2. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. The history of herodotus by herodotus the internet classics archive. Herodotus excerpts from book vii of the histories translated and edited by a. This region, he reports, is a sandy desert, and the sand there contains a wealth of fine gold dust. David grenes translation of herodotus the history is a good version of the greek historians magnum opus. It is useful and functional, although knox introductions to the iliad and the odyssey fagles translations strike me as better at putting the work in its place.
Pamela menschs translation with james romms introduction and notes. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary under a creative commons license. Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. I pass over all the other officers, because there is no need for me to mention them, except for. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k book vii 286k book viii 179k. Sincerely, andre herodotus book six discussion questions 1. Oct 07, 2018 athenaeus, the deipnosophists book, chapter 23. So when xerxes had been persuaded to make an expedition against hellas, then in the next year after the death of dareios he made a march first against those who had revolted. However it is reported also that leonidas himself sent them away, having a care that they might not perish, but thinking that it was not seemly for himself and for the spartans who were present to leave the post to which they had come at first to keep guard there. He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts of the aegean sea and the mainland of greece. The landmark herodotus can be recommended for all the additional material it contains mostly essays, the footnotes arent that good, including a lot of maps perhaps too many. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive. King xerxes lay encamped in trachis in malis and the. The translation is very readable but has quite a few inaccuracies.
The histories was at some point through the ages divided into the nine books of modern editions, conventionally named after the muses. Herodotus excerpts from book vii of the histories translated and. Jan 30, 2011 herodotus the histories george rawlinson translation 1858 dinosaurs and the bible debunking the 7 myths that deny biblical truth series duration. In book 3, passages 102 to 105, herodotus reports that a species of foxsized, furry ants lives in one of the far eastern, indian provinces of the persian empire. The introduction provides context for the translation to come. In book 1, herodotus announces his purpose to memorialize the great and marvelous deeds of the greeks and their barbarian neighbors, and, more particularly, to show why they came into conflict. Im not used to thinking of a history book as a pageturner but the last four chapters of the histories, which describe the persian wars, were compelling reading. Here begins book vii called polymnia of herodotus histories, being the continuation of the narative from book vi. Site contains many greek and latin texts, translations and related material. Read the histories book 7, by herodotus online on bookmate herodotus was an ancient greek historian who lived in the fifth century bc c. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering.
Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k. Herodotus claims to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book, almost all of which covers territories of the persian empire. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index sacred texts.
Herodotus book 7 commentary beta edition 14 mb pdf aug 2012 rightclick on pc, ctrlclick on mac for option to download directly this link contains a free pdf copy of an unrevised draft of herodotus histories book 7. I pass over all the other officers, because there is. On their way to susa, they came to hydarnes, a persian, who was general of the coast of asia. Worthy of admiration was these mens deed of daring, and so also were their sayings. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus. The history of herodotus has been divided into the following sections. Herodotus was a greek writer and geographer credited with being the first historian. Herodotus the great greek historian was born about 484 bce, at halicarnassus in caria, asia minor, when it was subject to the persians. Herodotus the persian wars godleybook vii wikisource, the. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index.
English translation of herodotus history book 1,clio, by g. In the first logos of the third book, herodotus returns to the beginning of book two. Aug 11, 2016 this feature is not available right now. The histories herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 1 these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from. The planned invasion of greece is postponed while dareios prepares to down a rebellion in egypt. So, the translation of above to dark skinned prove that even if we dismiss the symbolic nature of herodotus 2. Herodotus excerpts from book vii of the histories translated. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek, tr. Herodotus seems to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. Instantly he sent off messengers to make proclamation through the several states that. While much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of oneeyed men and golddigging ants. Histories godley translationbook 7 wikisource, the free.