LEADER 00000cam a2200601 a 4500 001 ocn144331226 005 20090109072213.0 008 070608t20072007nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 2007024149 020 9780375421099 020 0375421092 035 (OCoLC)ocn144331226 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dBAKER|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dC#P|dBWX|dVP@|dOUP |dNLGGC 041 1 eng|hgrc 043 e-gr--- 049 RIDM 050 00 D58|b.H4713 2007 082 00 930|222 084 18.43|2bcl 090 D58 .H4713 2007 100 0 Herodotus.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79086888 240 10 History.|lEnglish|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n82020851 245 14 The landmark Herodotus :|bthe histories /|ca new translation by Andrea L. Purvis with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index; edited by Robert B. Strassler ; with an introduction by Rosalind Thomas. 250 1st ed. 264 1 New York :|bPantheon Books,|c[2007] 264 4 |c©2007 300 lxiv, 953 pages :|billustrations, color maps ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 846-849) and indexes. 505 0 Introduction / Rosalind Thomas -- Book One: -- Proem: Herodotus identifies himself, describes his subject, and states his purpose in writing the Histories -- Histories begin: Croesus of Lydia -- Croesus' reign: conquers Greeks in Asia; defeated by Cyrus -- The life story of Cyrus -- Book Two: Egyptian customs and society -- History of Egypt : Min to Sethos -- Book Three: Cambyses' reign, conquest of Egypt -- Spartans make war on Polykrates of Samos -- Magi Revolt, Smerdis' reign, Darius' accession -- Reign of Darius, description of his realm -- Book Four: Description of Scythia and Scythians -- Darius' expedition to Scythia -- Libya and the Persians -- Book Five: Darius' European Campaign: Hellespont, Thrace -- The Ionian Revolt -- Book Six: Kleomenes King of Sparta, Aegina, Athens -- Marathon Campaign -- Book Seven: Xerxes' preparations and march to Greece -- Maneuvers in the North: Battle of Thermopylae -- Book Eight: Naval battles off Artemision -- Battle of Salamis -- Book Nine: Battle of Plataea -- Battle of Mycale -- Appendix A: The Athenian government in Herodotus / Peter Krentz -- Appendix B: The Spartan state in war and peaace / Paul Cartledge -- Appendix C: The account of Egypt: Herodotus right and wrong / Alan B. Lloyd -- Appendix D: Herodotean geography / James Romm -- Appendix E: Herodotus and the Black Sea Region / Everett L. Wheeler -- Appendix F: Rivers and peoples of Scythia / Everett L. Wheeler -- Appendix G: The continuity of Steppe culture -- Appendix H: The Ionian Revolt / George L. Cawkwell -- Appendix I: Classical Greek religious festivals -- Appendix J: Ancient Greek units of currency, weight, and distance / Thomas R. Martin -- Appendix K: Dialect and ethnic groups in Herodotus / William F. Wyatt -- Appendix L: Aristocratic families in Herodotus -- Appendix M: Herodotus on Persia and the Persian Empire / Christopher Tuplin -- Appendix N: Hoplite warfare in Herodotus / J. W. I. Lee -- Appendix O: The Persian army in Herodotus / J. W. I. Lee -- Appendix P: Oracles, religion, and politics in Herodotus / Donald Lateiner -- Appendix Q: Herodotus and the poets / Andrew Ford -- Appendix R: The size of Xerxes' expeditionary force / Michael A. Flower -- Appendix S: Trieme warfare in Herodotus / Nicolle Hirschfeld -- Appendix T: Tyranny in Herodotus / Carolyn Dewald -- Appendix U: On women and marriage in Herodotus / Carolyn Dewald. 648 7 To 146 B.C|2fast 650 0 History, Ancient.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects /sh85061232 650 7 History, Ancient.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 958352 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 651 0 Greece|xHistory|yTo 146 B.C.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85057074 651 7 Greece.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1208380 700 1 Strassler, Robert B.,|d1937-|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n96050776 700 1 Purvis, Andrea L.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n2007040762 856 41 |3Table of contents only|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ ecip0720/2007024149.html 856 42 |3Contributor biographical information|uhttp://www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007024149-b.html 856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/ enhancements/fy0806/2007024149-d.html 901 MARCIVE 20231220 935 470195 994 C0|bRID
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