“The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user friendly edition” of the greatest classical work of history ever written (Daniel Mendelsohn, The N

An edition for students of this important book whose centre-piece is the Battle of Salamis.

Originally published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

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 Phei

Book VI of the Histories is one of Herodotus' most varied books, beginning with the final collapse of the Ionian Revolt and moving on to the Athenian triumph at