The essential Herodotus : translation, introduction, and annotations /
New translations of essential selections from the writings of Herodotus, the world's first historian. William A. Johnson offers annotations to guide the reader through Herodotus's works, which include descriptions of life in the 5th and 6th century BC, including political histories of Egyp...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | New translations of essential selections from the writings of Herodotus, the world's first historian. William A. Johnson offers annotations to guide the reader through Herodotus's works, which include descriptions of life in the 5th and 6th century BC, including political histories of Egypt and the Greco-Persian War. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199897957 0199897956 |