The History of Herodotus

The History of Herodotus by Herodotus. The First Four Books. Translated into English by G. C. Macaulay. VOL. I. If a new translation of Herodotus does not justify itself, it will hardly be justified in a preface; therefore the question whether it was needed may be left here without discussion. The aim of the translator has been above all things faithfulness-faithfulness to the manner of expression and to the structure of sentences, as well as to the meaning of the Author. At the same time i...