A Commentary on Herodotus: Volume I: Books I-IV

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W. W. How (late Fellow and Tutor, late Fellow and Tutor, Merton College, Oxford) J. Wells (late Warden, late Warden, Wadham College, Oxford)

A Commentary on Herodotus

Volume I: Books I-IV

W. W. How (late Fellow and Tutor, late Fellow and Tutor, Merton College, Oxford), J. Wells (late Warden, late Warden, Wadham College, Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
09 February 1989

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Historiography; General & world history; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Series: A Commentary on Herodotus

This new paperback edition of How and Wells's standard commentary deals with the first four (of nine) of Herodutus' books. There is a detailed commentary, short introductory summaries, and a detailed introduction to Herodutus' life.

By: W. W. How (late Fellow and Tutor late Fellow and Tutor Merton College Oxford), J. Wells (late Warden, late Warden, Wadham College, Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 187mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 459g
ISBN: 9780198143840
ISBN 10: 0198143842
Series: A Commentary on Herodotus
Pages: 470
Publication Date: 09 February 1989
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

COMMENTARY ON BOOKS I-IV; APPENDICES I-XV; ETHNOGRAPHY OF WESTERN ASIA MINOR AND THE LYDIAN HISTORY OF HERODOTUS; ASSYRIA AND BABYLON; MEDIAN HISTORY; CYRUS AND THE RISE OF PERSIA; REIGN OF CAMBYSES AND THE EARLY YEARS OF DARIUS HYSTASPES; PERSIAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT; PERSIAN SATRAPIES; RELIGION OF THE ANCIENT PERSIANS AND HERODOTUS; HERODOTUS IN EGYPT; HISTORY OF EGYPT IN RELATION TO HERODOTUS; SCYTHIA AND THE SCYTHS; SCYTHIAN EXPEDITION; GEOGRAPHY OF HERODOTUS; CHRONOLOGY OF HERODOTUS; PELASGI; ADDITIONAL NOTES

Reviews for A Commentary on Herodotus: Volume I: Books I-IV

'the Introduction and notes ... remain, and not undeservedly so, a standard work of reference so that any cheap edition is much to be welcomed' Greece & Rome, Vol XXXVII No 1 April 1990