Sophist kings : Persians as other in Herodotus /

"Sophist Kings : Persians as Other sets forth a reading of Herodotus' Histories that highlights the consistency with which the Persians are depicted as sophists and Persian culture is infused with a sophistic ideology. The Persians as the Greek 'other' have a crucial role through...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Provencal, Vernon (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.
Subjects:	Herodotus. > History. Herodotus > Criticism and interpretation. Sophists (Greek philosophy) Other (Philosophy) Iran > Civilization > To 640 > Historiography. Achaemenid dynasty, > 559 B.C.-330 B.C. > Historiography. Greece > History > Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. > Historiography. Greece > Relations > Iran > Historiography. Iran > Relations > Greece > Historiography. Imperialism > Historiography. HISTORY / Ancient / General. HISTORY / Ancient / Greece. PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical.
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Table of Contents:

Chapter One. Herodotus and the Other
Chapter Two. Herodotus and the Sophists
Chapter Three. Herodotus and the Persians
Chapter Four. Persians as Other in Herodotus
Chapter Five. Sophist Kings
Chapter Six. Perso-sophist Greeks.