The Portable Greek Historians
The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius (Viking Portable Library (Paper))
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Author
Publication
1977-09-29 - Penguin (Non-Classics)
Word Count
128,000 words, Guess
Page Count
512 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-10014015065X
- ISBN-139780140150650
- Goodreads55573
- LibraryThing110498
- Open LibraryOL9303515M
Description
Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"—Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.
First Sentence
HALICARNASSUS in Asia Minor, where Herodotus was born and reared, was a Greek settlement ruled by a Carian dynasty under the higher suzerainty of the Persian king.
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