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Herodotus (c480-c425BC) is The Father of History and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage-sellers? Which is the oldest langauge in the world? Why did Leonidas and his 300 Spartans spend the morning before the battle of Thermopylae combing their hair? Why did every Babylonian woman have to sit in the Temple of Aphrodite until a man threw a coin into her lap, and how long was she likely to sit there? And what is the best way to kill a crocodile? This wide-ranging history provides the answers to all these questions as well as providing many fascinating insights into the Ancient World.
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1971 reprint. Spine creased. Further creases to covers. Edge wear. Pages tanning. Handwritten notes on inside of rear cover. Translated by Aubrey de Selincourt. 622pp inc index. 
Newly translatedwith an introduction by Aubrey de Selincourt. Cover is worn and stained. Softback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition, suitable as a reading copy. Ships within 24 hours., 400grams, ISBN: 
Pages good, clean, flat, unmarked. First facing page is missing. Some wear to cover. Will be sent within 24 hours by first class post.; Everyman Ancient Classics; 1.63 x 7.79 x 5.12 Inches; 748 pages. 
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. 
653pp with index. Three maps at end. Creasing to front cove and spiner. Translated by Aubrey de Selincourt. Revised with an introduction and notes by A R Burn. Small previous owner name on the front end paper. 
(768 pages) this work comprises the first western historical writing. it provides a history of the then known world, and provides answers to questions such as: why did pheidippides run from marathon to athens and why did leonides and the spartans comb their hair before the battle of thermopylae. edition new ed (Paperback) 
Paperback, VG. 599pp, text unmarked, spine a little browned, a nice copy. A new translation by A De Selincourt of Herodotus telling of how Greece came to be at war with Persia. The book gives a history of Persia & the huge area under the control of the Persians from Southern Russia to Libya, of Greece and the Greek world. 
Softback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours., 400grams, ISBN: 
734 pages. Black background covers. Light wear to covers' corners & spine-ends. Page-edges lightly yellowed otherwise covers and contents very clean & very tidy. 
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Reprint in softcover format in Wordsworth's Classics of World Literature series, 8vo, 734pp, translated with notes by George Rawlinson, introduction Tom Griffith, card covers, Fine Copy. 