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The Histories
- The Persian Wars
- Letto da: Charlton Griffin
- Durata: 27 ore e 58 min
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Herodotus was a Greek historian born in Halicarnassus, subject at the time of the great Persian Empire. He lived in the fifth century BC (c. 484 - c. 425 BC), a contemporary of Socrates. He is often referred to as "The Father of History", a title originally conferred by Cicero.
Herodotus was the first historian known to have broken from Homeric tradition in order to treat historical subjects as a method of investigation, specifically by collecting his materials in a critical, systematic fashion and then arranging them into a chronological narrative. The Histories (also known as The Persian Wars) is the only work Herodotus is known to have produced. It is a record of his inquiry into the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars, including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information. Some of his stories were fanciful and others inaccurate. Yet he states that he was reporting only what he was told. A sizable portion of the information he provided was later confirmed by historians and archaeologists.
Despite Herodotus' historical significance, very little is known of his personal life and academic history. The work is divided into nine sections, or "books". This version of The Histories is by A. D. Godley, first published in 1920.
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- Reader
- 17/11/2018
Popular for a reason
Strange sex/religious/law traditions across the very colorful world of tribes and nations more than 2500 years ago. There are also many tales and fables. My favorite bit is Herodotus wondering why the Nile rises so consistently and he present 4 different theories from presumably fellow Nile enthusiasts although he is pretty skeptical and dismantles them.
Fate/gods/prophecy and some philosophy are very present in the story especially the oracles.
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- Orchid
- 19/11/2017
very Long
Great narration. It never ceases to amaze me how bloodthirsty these people were. I'm really surprised that Herodotus was allowed to live to travel and gather all these stories
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- Melinda Powelson
- 30/12/2018
best narrator ever
best narrator ever. book is good as well needs a good reader to make it good
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- BPC
- 25/11/2018
No wonder I could never get through it
I have tried to read this many times but so many odd names and places each with the son of son of ... much easier to listen to someone that knows the pronunciation, it flows better than reading it.
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- Dean Marais
- 14/08/2020
Soft lands breed soft men
Great and entertaining history. Recommend. Especially first two books and last three.
"Soft lands breed soft men... [better] to be rulers on a barren mountain side than dwelling in tilled valleys to be slaves to others."
Herodotus
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- Sandra Quaid
- 13/12/2019
The father of history indeed
I can't believe I made it through school without ever reading Herodotus. I expected something dry and boring and difficult to listen to. I was so wrong. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who loves history or Greek mythology.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11/03/2019
Too detailed and filled with too many names
Story very difficult to follow. There are so many names of people and places used that by the time people and places identified the story is lost. May be a valuable book for historical research, but not enjoyable for general history reading.
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- David
- 12/07/2023
Highly Recomend
Filled with interesting stories from Herodotus' travels, stories he heard, actions of the gods, and major events of the time. He gives his opinions on many of these stories from cyclops men in the North to fox sized ants that Indians collect gold from in the desert. He also recorded a great deal of fascinating customs and histories of the places he visited. After telling some of them he often gives his opinion and sometimes even simply says he doesn't believe it’s true.
Events that make up major parts of the book are the Ionian revolt against Persia and the Persian invasion of Greece. I was happily a little surprised by just how accurate the 2006 film 300 actually is.
The reading performance by Charlton Griffin was as great as usual and the clips of music between chapters were also great touches. I feel like it is exactly how this kind of history is meant to be presented.
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- Joseph E. Mccallum
- 17/01/2023
Fantastic Book and Reading
A timeless classic read by a master. I highly recommend if you are interested in the era.
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- David W
- 08/08/2022
Worth Every Moment
I waited most of my life knowing that I would read or listen to one of the greatest recorded histories of the Western World.
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- stephen summers
- 07/08/2020
Epic
Truly epic. While the sheer volume of names, places and individual histories can be overwhelming at times, if you can keep track of the main protagonists then you'll be OK. The narration is excellent and lends itself very well to the material. For all that the Greeks are credited with the birth of civilisation they are a blood thirsty bunch....
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