Herodotus

Histories Book V

Herodotus, Simon Hornblower (All Souls College, Oxford)

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Cambridge University Press
12 December 2013

European history; Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Latin

Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

One of the most important works of history in Western literature, by the freshest and liveliest of all classical Greek prose authors, Herodotus's Histories is also a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Covering a central and widely studied period of Greek history, Book V not only describes the revolt of the east Greeks against their Persian masters, which led to the great Persian Wars of 490–479 BC, but also provides fascinating material about the mainland Greek states in the sixth century BC. This is an up-to-date edition of and commentary on the Greek text of the book, providing extensive help with the Greek, basic historical information and clear maps, as well as lucid and insightful historical and literary interpretation of the text. The volume is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, teachers and scholars.

By: Herodotus
Edited by: Simon Hornblower (All Souls College Oxford)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9780521703406
ISBN 10: 0521703409
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Pages: 374
Publication Date: 12 December 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Text; Commentary.

Simon Hornblower is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. His previous books include The Greek World, 479–323 BC (first published 1983, fourth edition, 2011); The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume VI: The Fourth Century BC (new edition, 1994); and the Oxford Classical Dictionary (fourth edition, 2012), co-edited with Tony Spawforth and Esther Eidinow.

Reviews for Herodotus: Histories Book V

'There are numerous passages of the commentary which historians should value highly ... [and] sometimes the commentary gets refreshingly witty ...' translated from Listy filologicke - Folia philologica 'Hornblower can be delightfully erudite when enthused by one of his personal hobby horses - personal names excite him - but he never forgets the needs of the more general reader who turns to the pivotal fifth book of the Histories.' Sean Sheehan, Dublin Review of Books 'There are numerous passages of the commentary which historians should value highly ... [and] sometimes the commentary gets refreshingly witty ...' translated from Listy filologicke - Folia philologica 'Hornblower can be delightfully erudite when enthused by one of his personal hobby horses - personal names excite him - but he never forgets the needs of the more general reader who turns to the pivotal fifth book of the Histories.' Sean Sheehan, Dublin Review of Books