Herodotus: Histories Book V

by Herodotus, Simon Hornblower

Overview

Considered one of the most important works of history in Western literature, Herodotus's Histories is a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Book V not only describes the revolt of the east Greeks against their Persian masters, which led to the great Persian Wars of 490-479 BC, but also provides fascinating material about the mainland Greek states in the sixth century BC. The importance of Herodotus as the freshest and liveliest of all classical Greek prose authors and the historical centrality of the period covered are the main reasons for studying Book V. This is an up-to-date edition and commentary on the Greek text of the book, providing extensive help with the Greek and basic historical information, as well as new insights on more advanced matters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521703406
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/12/2013
Series:	Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	5.39(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Simon Hornblower is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. His previous books include The Greek World, 479–323 BC (first published 1983, fourth edition, 2011); The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume VI: The Fourth Century BC (new edition, 1994); and the Oxford Classical Dictionary (fourth edition, 2012), co-edited with Tony Spawforth and Esther Eidinow.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Text; Commentary.

Editorial Reviews

'There are numerous passages of the commentary which historians should value highly … [and] sometimes the commentary gets refreshingly witty …' translated from Listy filologické - Folia philologica

'Hornblower can be delightfully erudite when enthused by one of his personal hobby horses - personal names excite him - but he never forgets the needs of the more general reader who turns to the pivotal fifth book of the Histories.' Sean Sheehan, Dublin Review of Books

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