Tom Holland\'s \'stirring new translation\' (Telegraph) of Herodotus\' Histories, one of the great books in Western history - now in paperback.
Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus\' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis, now to the Pyramids - whi.
The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing.
Tom Holland\'s \'stirring new translation\' (Telegraph) of Herodotus\' Histories, one of the great books in Western history - now in paperback