The World of Herodotus

aubrey de sélincourt

Herodotus's Histories provides the basis for this strong account of the Greek world from the 8th to the 5th centuries B.C.--both the geography that he saw during his travels and the thoughts, feelings, and tradition crystallized in his writings. "...stimulating..."--San Francisco Chronicle.

Genres historynonfictiongreeceancient historyclassicsphilosophy

392 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1962

This edition

Format: 392 pages, Paperback
Published: December 31, 2001 by Phoenix
ISBN: 9781842124581
ASIN: 1842124587
Language: English

About the author

aubrey de sélincourt

Aubrey de Sélincourt was an English writer, classical scholar and translator. He was also a keen sailor. He had over 24 books credited to his authorship, but is chiefly remembered for his translations (all for Penguin Classics) of Livy's The Early History of Rome (Books I to V) and The War with Hannibal (Books XXI to XXX), Herodotus's Histories, and Arrian's The Campaigns of Alexander.