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Commentary on Herodotus Books I-IV
Asheri, David; Lloyd, Alan B.; Corcella, Aldo
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Paperback. Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it. This commentary by leading scholars, originally published in Italian, has been fully revised by the original authors and is now presented for English readers. Num Pages: 800 pages, 44 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it - its peoples and their achievements, together with the causes and course of the great wars that brought the Greek cities into conflict with the empires of the Near East. Each subsequent generation of historians has sought to use his text and to measure their knowledge of these cultures against his words. This commentary by leading scholars, originally published in Italian, has been fully revised by the original authors and has ... Read more
Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it - its peoples and their achievements, together with the causes and course of the great wars that brought the Greek cities into conflict with the empires of the Near East. Each subsequent generation of historians has sought to use his text and to measure their knowledge of these cultures against his words. This commentary by leading scholars, originally published in Italian, has been fully revised by the original authors and has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199639366
SKU
V9780199639366
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About Asheri, David; Lloyd, Alan B.; Corcella, Aldo
The late David Asheri was formerly Professor of Ancient History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Alan Lloyd is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Wales. Aldo Corcella is Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Basilicata. Oswyn Murray is Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Alfonso Moreno is Fellow of Magdalen College, ... Read more
Reviews for Commentary on Herodotus Books I-IV
Review from previous edition ...this is a volume to be welcomed and appreciated as a major contribution to Herodotean studies.
Ann Delany Scholia Reviews
The sheer complexity of what has been achieved by the translation's energetic editors, Oswyn Murray and Alfonso Moreno, is staggering.
Edith Hall, Times Literary Supplement
...a monumental and enduring contribution to the ... Read more
Ann Delany Scholia Reviews
The sheer complexity of what has been achieved by the translation's energetic editors, Oswyn Murray and Alfonso Moreno, is staggering.
Edith Hall, Times Literary Supplement
...a monumental and enduring contribution to the ... Read more