Herodotus the histories, book 8, urania 4096 naval battle. The history of herodotus by herodotus the internet classics archive. Pharaoh, by boleslaw prus, incorporating the labyrinth scenes inspired by herodotus description in book ii of the histories. His histories primarily deals with the lives of croesus, cyrus, cambyses, smerdis, darius, and xerxes and the battles of marathon, thermopylae, artemisium, salamis, plataea, and mycale. He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k book vii 286k book viii 179k book ix 168k download. Gates of fire, by stephen pressfield, has the battle of thermopylae book vii as its centrepiece. Feel free to contact me with any question or comments, negative or positive. The subject is not limited to a specific logos but is ubiquitous in the histories.
Herodotus histories book ii the second book of the histories, called euterpe 1. He travelled widely in most of asia minor, egypt as far as assuan, north africa, syria, the country north of the black sea, and many parts of the aegean sea and the mainland of greece. A delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. Herodotus and the persian wars utah state university. These were those who joined in the expedition to artemision, and i have mentioned them according to the number 3 of the ships which they severally. The adventures and enterprises of the other pretenders i shall relate in the regular course of my work. Dec 19, 2015 book ii of the histories of herodotus. Cambyses ii, kabujiya, 530522 bce in books 2 and 3. Despite herodotus s historical significance, little is known about his personal life.
Herodotus claims the hellenes have three theories about the niles floods. Greek researcher, often called the worlds first historian. Being the second book of the famous history of herodotus london. The rise of the persian empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict with greece. Histories 8 by herodotus meet your next favorite book. Iii by herodotus, 9780674999, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. About this time achaia and asia minor were terrified by a false report that nero was at hand. Godley loeb classical library edition, 4 volumes in greek and english. In book 1, herodotus announces his purpose to memorialize the great and marvelous deeds of the greeks and their barbarian neighbors, and, more particularly, to show why they came into conflict. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 2. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index. Written from the 450s to the 420s bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, they serve as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known around the mediterranean and western asia at that time. The history of herodotus macaulaybook viii wikisource, the free.
Herodotuss famous history of warfare between the greeks and the persians has an epic dignity which enhances his delightful style. Book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k. However, that could be because, herodotus was very young at that time. In the histories, he describes the expansion of the achaemenid empire under its kings cyrus the great, cambyses, and darius i the great, culminating in xerxes expedition to greece 480 bce, which met with disaster in the naval engagement at salamis and the battles at plataea and mycale. Quite a few comments have been posted about the history of herodotus. Source for persia and persians encyclopaedia iranica. Book viii of herodotus histories covers the early part of the unsuccessful invasion of greece by xerxes, king of persia. There the greeks, sparked by fear and indecisiveness, conduct successive discussions about.
The book also illuminates greek views of themselves and of peoples from the east, the the battle of salamis was the first great and unexpected victory of the greeks over the persian forces under xerxes, whose defeat had important consequences for the subsequent history. Chapter summary for herodotuss histories, book 8 the battle of salamis summary. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. Herodotus has a wonderful, gossipy style that makes reading these histories more fun than studying the rise of the persian empire and its clash with greecehowever, thats exactly what readers will do in this engaging history, which is full of interesting digressions and asides. The history of herodotus volume 2 kindle edition by herodotus, macaulay, g. Fragment from histories, book viii on 2ndcentury papyrus oxyrhynchus 2099. This battle forms the centrepiece of book viii of herodotus histories. The histories of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in western literature. The history of herodotus volume 1 by herodotus free ebook. Its centrepiece is the unexpected but crucial greek naval victory at salamis. Herodotus the great greek historian was born about 484 bce, at halicarnassus in caria, asia minor, when it was subject to the persians.
In particular, passage eightysix describes the practice of an ancient ritual that has fascinated people for millennia. Despite herodotuss historical significance, little is known about his personal life. Herodotus the histories, book 8, urania 4096 naval battle off. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus. The histories by herodotus, volume 2 complete audio book. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Cambyses becomes king of the persian empire 530522 bc. Herodotus histories book ii classical wisdom weekly part 8. The seventh book of the histories, called polymnia 1. Herodotus account of egyptian history and customs, contained in book ii of his long narrative history of the persian wars, is a classic.
The history of herodotus by herodotus written 440 b. Creation, by gore vidal, interpreting many scenes from the persian viewpoint. Herodotus counts by generations, for example the kings of the mermnads dynasty, ruling from c. He describes the rise of the lydian empire under croesus, who first subdued the greek settlements on the. Nov 09, 2017 herodotus histories vol 2 herodotus c.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of herodotus volume 2. Written from the 450s to the 420s bc it remains one of the wests most important sources. The histories tacitusbook 2 wikisource, the free online. The histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature. Gyges, ardys, sadyattes ii, alyattes and finally, his son croesus who we look at in some detail. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The manner of burial for the rich among them is this. Summary of and commentary on herodotus histories, book 7. For details, see the royal canadian navy pamphlet history of diving and my note there. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the war between the persian empire and the greek citystates in the 5th century bc. Herodotus histories book ii classical wisdom weekly. A 1464k textonly version is available for download.
His lifetime probably spanned the reigns of xerxes i khshayarsha, 486466 bce, artabanes 466465 bce, artaxerxes i artakhshassa, 465425. Histories book 8 the battle of salamis summary course hero. The history of herodotus has been divided into the following sections. An evaluation of herodotuss treatment of persia and the persians is a difficult task. The history of herodotus, volume 2 by herodotus project gutenberg. Now when the report came to dareios the son of hystaspes of the battle which was fought. May 19, 2014 a delightful new translation of what is widely considered the first work of history and nonfiction. Euterpe on the death of cyrus, cambyses his son by cassandane daughter of pharnaspes took the kingdom. When cyrus had brought his life to an end, cambyses received the royal power in succession, being the son of cyrus and of cassandane the daughter of pharnaspes, for whose death, which came about before his own, cyru. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. In its first logos, we witness the naval engagement on the sea between aphetae and artemisium.
Most allies came with triremes but the melians 2, siphnians 1. Book seven of herodotus histories ended with a greek defeat, but in book eight we will hear about greek successes. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book.
Divided by later editors into nine books named after the muses, the history traces the growth of the persian empire, starting with croesus of lydia, though cyrus and xerxes. Histories by herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 2 euterpe. Herodotus and the persian wars the organization of herodotus histories is discursive main thrust. In its first logos, we witness the naval engagement on the sea between aphetae and artemisi. The late david asheri supervised that revision and his revised italian commentary on book 8 will appear in volume ii of the english version oswyn murray, ed. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek, tr. The pivotal event of the history is the battle of marathon 490 bce, where the persians were defeated by the greeks. His plan to conquer egypt gives herodotus the opportunity.
Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who lived in the fifth century bc c. Godley, read by librivox volunteers, proofed, coordinated, and produced by karen merline. The histories also known as the history of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in western literature. Summary of and commentary on herodotus histories, book 7, 2015 your bibliography. Find a summary of this and each chapter of histories.