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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."
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War (1996) [3] [13] The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories (2007) [14] [12] The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika (2009) [15] He served as series editor for the following books: The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander (2010) [16] The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete ...
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 BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy.
Hermotimus of Pedasa (Greek: Ἑρμότιμος) was Xerxes the Great's favored royal eunuch during the Persian Wars against Greece (480 BC).. As a eunuch, not much factually is known about Hermotimus, because he was not as important to contemporary historians.
Herodotus is neither a mere gatherer of data nor a simple teller of tales – he is both. While Herodotus is certainly concerned with giving accurate accounts of events, this does not preclude for him the insertion of powerful mythological elements into his narrative, elements which will aid him in expressing the truth of matters under his study.
Size of this JPG preview of this PDF file: 424 × 600 pixels. ... English: The story of Smerdis as told in Herodotus' Histories III.30, III.61–88.
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Herodotus states that he gave new names to the four tribes of Sicyon, calling his own tribe "Rulers of the People" and naming the other three tribes after swine, donkeys, and pigs. However, Herodotus does not describe the nature of Cleisthenes' reform. Whatever it was, all the tribes kept their new names for sixty years after Cleisthenes' death ...