In the second book of his histories he describes ancient egypt and in this episode im going to be talking about the egyptian gods. Godley, read by librivox volunteers, proofed, coordinated, and produced by karen merline. The histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first. The history of herodotus volume 2 herodotus 420 downloads, 1 greek herodotus 175 downloads herodoti historiarum libri ix latin herodotus 129 downloads. I decided to also listen to these twentyfour lectures to expose myself to additional background, commentary, and perspective on the histories cultural context as a work. I really enjoyed this book because it is the first book of history ever written by man. In this, the first prose history in european civilisation, herodotus describes the growth of the persian empire with force, authority and style. Listen to herodotus histories vol 1 by herodotus at. Macaulay the first book clio book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time. The history of herodotus volume 1 by herodotus free ebook.
Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k. The biblical writers borrowed from it to create characters such as the judges samson. Herodotus histories book ii classical wisdom weekly part 5. Jan 01, 2016 the histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature. Herodotus histories book ii classical wisdom weekly. Herodotus histories book ii the second book of the histories, called euterpe 1. He seems to have travelled widely throughout the mediterranean world, including egypt, africa, the area around the black sea and throughout many greek citystates, of both the mainland and the islands. When cyrus had brought his life to an end, cambyses received the royal power in succession, being the son of cyrus and of. The audiobook gives you a good pace and forcemarches you through to the end. It is difficult to imagine a more detailed and comprehensive commentary to the entire text of book 6, making this a definitive publication. His histories is regarded as one of the seminal works of.
The histories, however, is one of those books where an audiobook helps. Herodotus the histories complete audio book recording book i. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Explore the contradictions in his narrative with other contemporary and archaeological evidence. Herodotus histories full audiobook book 1 of 3 youtube. The writings of herodotus were written to educate,amaze and to entertain. 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. Reading herodotus, one can often get bogged down in the loops of geography. He wrote these accounts of the fifthcenturybc wars.
He was born around 490 bc in halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of asia minor. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Histories book vi is pure scholarship and an invaluable addition to the cambridge university presss ongoing series of nine commentaries on the histories in their greek and latin classics series. Herodotus the histories complete audio book recording. Herodotus is not only the father of the art and the science of historical writing but also one of the western traditions most compelling storytellers. Jul 01, 2001 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The histories, herodotus the histories of herodotus is the founding work of history in western literature.
Buy the print book check if you have access via personal or institutional login. Godley 1856 1925 the histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature. The history of herodotus book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that1 neither the deeds of men. Herodotus histories vol 1 audio book librivox audio books. As far as i am concerned herodotus histories is the perfect sort of text for an audio book. Terpsichore the persians left behind by king darius in europe, who had megabazus for their general, reduced, before any other hellespontine state, the. 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. Oct 22, 2014 herodotus histories vol 1 audiobook herodotus c. The histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in. Sep 21, 20 full audio books for everyone earns money off of the above links. Jan 29, 2011 herodotus the histories george rawlinson translation 1858 the art of war full audiobook.
The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. Herodotus histories book i classical wisdom weekly. Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in western asia, northern africa and greece at that time. The histories of herodotus is considered one of the seminal works of history in western literature. Herodotus the histories george rawlinson translation 1858 the art of war full audiobook. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. He seems to have travelled widely throughout the mediterranean. Edited by simon hornblower, all souls college, oxford. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the war between the persian. Proofed and audio edited by jana elizabeth picture by shutterstock.
Nov 21, 2017 written and read by bertie, based on the histories of herodotus. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the. Think about the extent to which herodotus deserves his title father of history. The rise of the persian empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict with greece. Godley 1856 1925 the histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in. Herodotus histories by herodotus of halicarnassus free at. A delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. In this, the first prose history in european civilization, herodotus describes the growth of the persian empire with force, authority, and style. The history of herodotus book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may. Histories unabridged in this, the first prose history in european civilisation, herodotus describes the growth of the persian empire with force, authority and style. Hello this is bertie, and im here with some more ancient history based on the writings of herodotus. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Written from the 450s to the 420s bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known around the mediterranean and western asia at that time. Godley 1856 1925 the histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of.
Written by herodotus, audiobook narrated by david timson. Herodotus histories book i classical wisdom weekly part 21. At the beginning of the histories, herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it. Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of. Herodotus histories book i translated into english by g. May 19, 2014 a delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. And if you are interested in the ancient world, check out our guide to the greek gods. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive. Herodotus histories by herodotus of halicarnassus free. Herodotus the histories complete audio book recording book i clio 1 of 2. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the war between the persian empire and the greek citystates in the. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.
Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. His histories is regarded as one of the seminal works of history in western literature. When cyrus had brought his life to an end, cambyses received the royal power in succession, being the son of cyrus and of cassandane the daughter of pharnaspes, for whose death, which came about before his own, cyru. Herodotus tells the story of croesus in the first tale, or logos, of his great work the histories.
The history of herodotus volume 2 herodotus audiobook. Its the foundation of so many stories we know and have heard retold many times. He wrote these accounts of the fifthcenturybc wars between the greeks and persians with a continuous awareness of the mythic and the wonderful. Prior to that were the illiad and the oddyse by homer during the 700s b. Its amazingly rich with cultural detail and gossip from the ancient world. The histories by herodotus, volume 1 complete audio book. But the war between persia and greece is unimpeachable. Macaulay the first book clio book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the war between the persian empire and the greek citystates in the 5th century bc. Herodotus histories read by david timson unabridged. Herodotus has a wonderful, gossipy style that makes reading these histories more fun than.
The histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature. Full audio books for everyone earns money off of the above links. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting. Books by herodotus sorted by popularity project gutenberg. And if you are interested in the ancient world, check out our. Perhaps most famously, the book tells the heroic tale of the greeks resistance to the vast invading force assembled by xerxes, king of persia. Jun 27, 2014 the histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature. The histories the histories audiobook, by herodotus.
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