Histories

De: Herodotus

Narrado por: David Timson

In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style. Perhaps most famously, the book tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, king of Persia. Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work.

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Very Entertaining

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I am a big history fan. However, I hesitated to purchase Herodotus' Histories as I was concerned it might be excessively archaic, difficult to follow, etc. Not so! The narrative is very entertaining, mixing history, anthropology, and myth. The reader is terrific--he seems perfectly suited to the material. I highly recommend this audio book to fans of history, and of the ancient Near East in particular.

when should we have a fairer times than now

soft countries produce soft men. great stories from when we were men . fifteen words

Fantastic history of ancient Greece and Persia

Wonderful history of Greece, Persia, and the various peoples of the Mediterranean. The narrator did a great job and made the text interesting and gripping. highly recommended

Wonderful performance!

What a lively, engaging reading of this classic work. The translation is already wonderful, & the reading was delightful.

very long

long and dry, Herodotus is uncharacteristically good at separating fact from fiction, but doesn't know how to keep it interesting