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Authors: Herodotus, Samuel (Translator) Shirley, James (Ed.) Romm, James S. Romm (Editor), Samuel Shirley
ISBN-13: 9780872206670, ISBN-10: 087220667X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co.
Date Published: March 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Herodotus

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Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language, history, and culture, this new abridgment presents those selections that comprise Herodotus historical narrative. These are meticulously annotated, and supplemented with a chronology of the Archaic Age, Historical Epilogue, glossary of main characters and places, an index of proper names, and maps.

	Introduction
	Chronology of the Archaic Age
	Maps
I	Herodotus' Introduction	1
II	Prologue: The Reign of Croesus of Lydia (c. 560-46 B.C.E.)	4
III	The Growth of Persia: Cyrus Conquers Asia (c. 550-30 B.C.E.)	28
IV	The Growth of Persia: Cambyses Conquers North Africa (c. 530-22 B.C.E.)	51
V	The Growth of Persia: Darius Enters Europe (521-499 B.C.E.)	75
VI	The Greek Revolt from Persia (499-94 B.C.E.)	90
VII	Persia versus Greece: Darius' Wars (494-90 B.C.E.)	99
VIII	Persia versus Greece: Xerxes' War (484-80 B.C.E.)	119
IX	Persia versus Greece: Mardonius' War and After (480-79 B.C.E.)	165
	Historical Epilogue	188
	Main Characters and Places	190
	Index of Proper Names	197

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