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On the War for Greek Freedom
Herodotus
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Description for On the War for Greek Freedom
Paperback. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Shirley, Samuel. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
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, index of proper names, and maps.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872206670
SKU
V9780872206670
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About Herodotus
James Romm is Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Bard College. Samuel Shirley, (1912-2006), was Classics Exhibitioner of Balliol College, Oxford, and Latin Lecturer at Cardiff University.
Reviews for On the War for Greek Freedom
Romm has made a judicious selection of the most important passages from the Histories and he has joined them with concise summaries of the intervening events so as to make the book a unified, coherent whole. The translation (provided mainly by Shirley, although many key passages have been translated by Romm) is lively and readable, and Romm's notes provide just ... Read more