Book 2 of herodotus opens up with what must be one of historys earliest recorded descriptions of a scientific experiment, also one the stupidest. I have no knowledge of ancient greek and so have no opinion of the accuracy of the translation. Translated from the ancient greek by george rawlinson, m. Reading herodotus, one can often get bogged down in the loops of geography, people, history, culture and meandre through miles of esoterica. The first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may lose their renown. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Excerpt relevant to the construction of the pyramids. The history of herodotus rawlinsonbook 2 wikisource, the free. He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts of the aegean sea and the mainland of greece. In the next logos, herodotus tells us about the customs of the egyptians. The history of herodotus has been divided into the following sections.
It remains one of the wests most important sources. Herodotus treats the conflict as an ideological one, frequently contrasting the absolute power of the persian king with the democratic government of the greeks. Maccaulays 1890 translation of herodotus is a stellar example of that premise. Sep 21, 20 herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Herodotus has a wonderful, gossipy style that makes reading these histories more fun than studying the rise of the persian empire and its clash with greecehowever, thats exactly what readers will do in this engaging history, which is full of interesting digressions and asides. The histories herodotus translated by robin waterfield and edited with an introduction and notes by carolyn dewald oxford worlds classics. Herodotus the histories book one book two book three book four book five book six book seven book eight book nine. The rise of the persian empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. So, the translation of above to dark skinned prove that even if we dismiss the symbolic nature of herodotus 2. His plan to conquer egypt gives herodotus the opportunity to dedicate three logoi to the ancient kingdom on the. Site contains many greek and latin texts, translations and related material.
Being the second book of the famous history of herodotus london. The audiobook gives you a good pace and forcemarches you through to the end. Publication date 192125 publisher london heinemann. The history of herodotus, volume 1 by herodotus full. Volume 2 of a four volume work on the graecopersian wars of 490 and 48079 bc. Herodotus in egypt book 2, 3599 herodotus translated by george rawlinson 18121902 procursus. Herodotus the great greek historian was born about 484 bce, at halicarnassus in caria, asia minor, when it was subject to the persians. Euterpe 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 140 150 160 170 180. The histories of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in. I also recommend the excellent introduction and the translation provided by david grene. Herodotus writes in a clearly epic style with a multitude of digressions and special excursuses, recounting.
The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index. My favorite translation of herodotus is found in a beautiful two volume edition from the heritage press. Cambyses, the son of this lady and of cyrus, regarding the ionian and aeolian greeks as vassals of his father, took them with. Herodotus 1 greek and latin texts with facing vocabulary. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article herodotus. Herodotus of halicarnassus here displays his inquiry, so that. I am in an ancient mediterranean history class and i am looking for a good copy of the histories by herodotus. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus.
The history of herodotus by herodotus the internet classics archive. Euterpe by herodotus for free with a 30 day free trial. What is the best translation of herodotus the histories. Overview partially extracted from the grene text and prepared for a womans book discussion group to read the history herodotus only book is to seek ones roots as a member of western democratic civilization. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0.
The second book of the histories, called euterpe english translation herodotus 2. This is vol, 1 of 3 volumes of the librivox recording, comprising books 1 3 of the histories 9 books. His plan to conquer egypt gives herodotus the opportunity. Greek researcher, often called the worlds first historian. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k. Cambyses becomes king of the persian empire 530522 bc. The history of herodotus, volumes 12 of 2 by herodotus. A delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary, 2nd ed.
He is known for having written the book the histories greek. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 2. Herodotus the histories complete audio book recording. Herodotus seems to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book.
Herodotus work later was divided into nine books by alexandrian scholars, each book being named after one of the nine muses. Herodotus work later was divided into nine books by alexandrian. The principal theme of the history is the idea of the struggle of the greek world against that of the east. Herodotus article about herodotus by the free dictionary. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. The history of herodotus volume 2 kindle edition by herodotus, macaulay, g. Euterpe on the death of cyrus, cambyses his son by cassandane daughter of pharnaspes took the kingdom.
At the beginning of the histories, herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read herodotus. The histories was at some point through the ages divided into the nine books of modern editions, conventionally named after the muses. July 20 this link contains a free pdf copy of herodotus book i. The histories herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 1 these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from.
The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. One of western historys greatest books springs to life in tom hollands vibrant new translation herodotus of halicarnassuswho was hailed by cicero as the father of historywrote his histories around 440 bc. Herodotus histories full audiobook book 2 of 3 youtube. In book 2, herodotus discusses the geography, culture, and history of egypt. Here are presented the results of the enquiry carried out by herodotus of halicarnassus. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Herodotus, the histories, book 2, chapter 121, section 1. Cassandane had died in the lifetime of cyrus, who had made a great mourning for her at her death, and had commanded all the subjects of his empire to observe the like. Aug 22, 2015 the history of herodotus, volume 2 herodotus on. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive.
C the account is carried forward as far as the capture of the city of sestos on the hellespont by the greeks in 478 b. See all books authored by herodotus, including the histories, and selections from herodotus, and more on. Harry carters rendering is readable and accurate throughout. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of herodotus volume 2. Thomas develyn, christian science monitor grenes work is a monument to what translation intends, and to what it is hungry to accomplish. Oct 07, 2018 athenaeus, the deipnosophists book, chapter 23. Their boats with which they carry cargoes are made of the thorny acacia, of which the form is. He aligns himself with the arabs which offers herodotus an opportunity to digress on their customs and habits, defeats the egyptians at pelusium and takes the egyptian capitals sais and memphis. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index sacred texts. Histories by herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 2 euterpe.
Macmillan, london and ny 1890 contents start reading text zipped. Rape of io by phoenician traders as persian version of origin of eastwest conflict 1. Herodotus gives more sheer pleasure than almost any other writer. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k book vii 286k book viii 179k. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering. The history of herodotus, volume 1 by herodotus full text. Herodotus has 360 books on goodreads with 121711 ratings. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyones. The text of canon rawlinsons translation, with the notes abridged 2 volume set. Herodotus was a greek writer and geographer credited with being the first historian.
A major new translation of the classic work of ancient history. In the first logos of the third book, herodotus returns to the beginning of book two. Herodotus claims to have traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book, almost all of which covers territories of the persian empire. Herodotus describes the birth and rise to power of cyrus, who liberated persia from the medes, and the subsequent expansion of the persian empire until cyrus death during a war with the massagetae. Since psammetichus, however, made an attempt to discover who were actually the primitive race, they have been of opinion that while they surpass all other nations, the phrygians surpass them in antiquity.
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest. Such was the wealth which belonged to the ruler of babylon. Publication date 192125 publisher london heinemann collection. Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who lived in the fift.
A flawed and fascinating account of all things egyptian, much of it from firsthand testimony. Opening alludes to homer, suggests epic scale and purpose memorialization. The history of herodotus volume 2 kindle edition by. Loeb classical library edition, 4 volumes in greek and english. Woods, for example, in his edition of the first book published in 1873 gives a list of readings for the first and second books, in which he almost invariably prefers the authority. He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts. Herodotus account of egyptian history and customs, contained in book ii of his long narrative history of the persian wars, is a classic example of the father of history at work. The book by herodotus conventionally called the history deals with the most important political event in greek historythe grecopersian wars of 500449 b. The histories, however, is one of those books where an audiobook helps. This word, translated into our language, means the men who stand on the left hand of the king.