This is the parallel English / Greek text of Herodotus' The Histories. The English translation is done by A. D. Godley and the introduction is provided by Basil Gildersleeve.
The Histories of Herodotus was written in 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, and is considered one of the founding works of history in Western literature. The book as a record of the traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of different people groups in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time. Although not a fully impartial account, it remains one of the West's most important sources of information for that time period. It also established the tradition of historical study in general in the Western world.
Notably The Histories is one of the first records detailing the rise of the Persian Empire, and the events and causes of the Greco-Persian Wars in th 5th century BC between the Achaemenid Empire, and the Greek city-states. Herodotus portrays the conflict between the forces of slavery (the Persians), and freedom (the Athenians and the confederacy of Greek city-states which united against the invaders).
At some point the work was divided into the nine books which appear in this work.
The Histories of Herodotus was written in 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, and is considered one of the founding works of history in Western literature. The book as a record of the traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of different people groups in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time. Although not a fully impartial account, it remains one of the West's most important sources of information for that time period. It also established the tradition of historical study in general in the Western world.
Notably The Histories is one of the first records detailing the rise of the Persian Empire, and the events and causes of the Greco-Persian Wars in th 5th century BC between the Achaemenid Empire, and the Greek city-states. Herodotus portrays the conflict between the forces of slavery (the Persians), and freedom (the Athenians and the confederacy of Greek city-states which united against the invaders).
At some point the work was divided into the nine books which appear in this work.
