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The Histories was at some point divided into the nine books that appear in modern editions, conventionally named after the nine Muses. The oldest extant copy of Histories by Herodotus are manuscripts from the Byzantine period dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries CE, the (Codex Laurentianus (Codex A)) [3]
Herodotus [a] (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, romanized: Hēródotos; c. 484 – c. 425 BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey), under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy.
Herodotus' version is included in Michael Ondaatje's 1992 novel The English Patient. The story also figures prominently in Anthony Powell 's 1973 novel Temporary Kings , the eleventh volume in the series A Dance to the Music of Time , in which characters discuss a fictitious portrayal of Candaules and Gyges by Tiepolo .
Histories (Herodotus) B. The Babylonian Marriage Market; C. Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed; E.
English: Possibly what the world according to Herodotus looked like (5th century BC). Español : Mapa del mundo según Heródoto, siglo V a. C. Euskara : Munduaren balizko mapa Herodotoren arabera, K. a. V. mendean
Herodotus: Halicarnassus: c.484–c.425 BC Herodotus began by introducing himself and stating his theme of showing how the Greeks and "other peoples" (principally the Persians) came into conflict. [2] I. 41 Io: Argos: legendary Daughter of Inachus. Herodotus says she was seized by Phoenician sailors and taken to Egypt.
The series was received with appreciation and positive reviews from both scholars and book reviews. For example, Edward Rothstein wrote in the New York Times that "the publication of 'The Landmark Herodotus' (Pantheon) which includes a new translation by Andrea L. Purvis, and extensive annotation by scholars is such a worthy occasion for celebrating Herodotus' contemporary importance."
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