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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 fromFile Size: 2MB. Herodotus, The Histories A. D. Godley, Ed. ("Agamemnon", "Hom. Od. ", "denarius") All Search Options [view abbreviations] Home Collections/Texts Perseus Catalog Research Grants Open Source About Help. Hide browse bar Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. In Book 5, Herodotus recounts the subsequent revolt of the Ionian city-states against Persian domination, led by the tyrants of Miletus. The Athenian support of the Ionian rebellion dovetails to a discussion of the founding of democracy in Athens after the tyrant Hippias is .

Herodotus. Herodotus was born in the Persian Empire circa BCE. He was called the "Father of History" by the Roman orator and writer, Cicero, for his famous work The www.doorway.ru piece is considered a reliable historical work by most though some criticize it and call Herodotus the "Father of Lies", claiming that The Histories is nothing more than tales. Herodotus of Halicarnassus (cc BCE): Greek researcher, often called the world's first www.doorway.ru 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 ( BCE), which met with disaster in the naval engagement at Salamis and the battles at Plataea and Mycale. Herodotus could not believe that there could be snow in a place as hot as Africa, even though this is what actually happens and is the correct answer to the question, why the Nile flooded. The idea he favoured was more fanciful. He believed that in winter, the blustery north wind blew the sun through the sky to Egypt.

Herodotus (of Herodotos) was een Griekse historicus en etnograaf (volkenkundige), geboren rond www.doorway.ru in Halikarnassos, het huidige Bodrum in Turkije. Hij was de eerste die een historische gebeurtenis (de Perzische Oorlog) beschreef, en deze ook probeerde te verklaren. Herodotus' Histories Herodotus of Halicarnassus (cc BCE): Greek researcher, often called the world's first historian. 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 ( BCE), which met with disaster in the naval engagement at Salamis and the battles at Plataea and Mycale. THE HISTORY OF HERODOTUS BOOK I 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.