Histories

Herodotus (c480-c425) 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 language 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 fascinating questions as well as providing many fascinating insights into the Ancient World.

BOOK ONE(CLIO)
Chapter Causes of the war between Greece and Persia-Mythic
6-25 Causes of the war between Greece and Persia-Historic-Aggressions of Croesus-Previous Lydian History
Conquests of Croesus
Visit of Solon to the court of Croseus
Story of Adrastus and Atys
Preparations of Croesus against Cyrus-Consultaion of the oracles
Croesus seeks a Greek alliance-Hellenes and Pelasgi
State of Athens under Pisistratus
Early Hisroty of Sparta
Alliance of Croesus with Sparta
Croesus warmed
Croesus invades Cappadocia His war with Cyrus
Danger and deliverance of Croesus
His advice to Cyrus
His message to the Delphic oracle
His offerings
Wonders of Lydia
Manners and customs of the Lydians
History of Cyrus-Old Assyrian Empire-Revolt of Media
Early Median History
Birth and bringing-up of Cyrus
Incitements to revolt
Cyrus sounds the feelings of the Persians-their Ten Tribes
Revolt and struggle
Customs of the Persians
Cyrus threatens the Ionian Greeks
Account of the Greek settlements in Asia
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BOOK TWO(EUTERPE)
BOOK THREE THALIA
BOOK FOUR MELPOMENE
BOOK FIVE TERPSICHORE
BOOK SIX ERATO
BOOK SEVEN POLHYMNIA
BOOKEIGHT URANIA
BOOK NINE CALLIOPE