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Incorporates the Labyrinth scenes inspired by Herodotus' description in Book II of The Histories. Vidal, G. Creation. Interprets many scenes from the Persian viewpoint. Wolfe, G. Soldier of the Mist. First of a series of novels by a popular fantasy author. Anthony Minghella, The English Patient. The title character, a severely burnt man with an ...
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."
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 BCE, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy.
Herodotus, often regarded as the “Father of History,” described the Egyptians in his work Histories (5th century BCE) with notable references to their physical characteristics. In Book II, Chapter 104, he stated that the Egyptians were “melanchroes” (dark-skinned) and “oulotriches” (woolly-haired).
Most of the life of Cleomenes is known through the Histories of Herodotus, an Athenian historian of the second half of the 5th century. [2] He is one the most important characters of books 5 and 6, covering the decades before the Persian Wars. [3]
Sesostris (Ancient Greek: Σέσωστρις) is the name of a king of ancient Egypt who, according to Herodotus, led a military expedition into parts of Europe. Tales of Sesostris are probably based on the life of Senusret I, Senusret III and perhaps other Pharaohs such as Shoshenq I [1] [2] and Ramesses II. [3]