The Histories by Herodotus (Enhanced Kindle Edition) by Herodotus (EPUB)

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⭐A masterpiece of history writing: a swift and pleasing narrative, with lots of intrigue, fantasy, love, betrayal, bravery, cunning, ruthlessness and many other human foibles and idiosyncrasies.One also learns a lot about ancient Asian and Greek culture, religious and spiritual traditions , and military triumphs and disasters.

⭐It’s interesting to hear what happened in the ancient world from people who lived then. Herodotus believed that the lessons we draw from history are more important than getting the facts exactly right, and he gives us a lot of insights. Herodotus was very, very scrupulous about not claiming this or that happened. He always is careful to say that “the people of this place believe” or “it is recorded that.”. Plus (and this is a BIG plus if you’re reading an ancient author), he rights with a great deal of witty skepticism. (And if the records were kind of racy, he didn’t clean them up.) Often when reading this huge e-book, you find yourself wishing you’d known him personally; he would be a fun dinner guest.

⭐While I generally like the older historians, the biggest issue I had with Herodotus is trying to put together a single time-flow for everything. I recognize that this is kind of my own problem, (flow-charts weren’t even helping) I can’t say that I liked the book as a historical premise.Annecdotes of awesome abound, however, so it’s not enitrely unreadable. It was just problematic for me when it came to citing for papers and locating myself in the timeline. Again, probably more my problem than a problem with Herodotus.-M

⭐I have no idea how many times I read this since the first time in high school. And – how many paperback copies I’ve lost.Everyone should read this book …. more than once. Finally got a Kindle version.

⭐If you are interested in ancient history, this is worth reading, If not, you will be bored to death.

⭐Ok… Not great.

⭐The Histories of Herodotus is a fascinating read for somewone just wanting to read ancient history as written by a historian living in those times. It does give you a feel for the times. If you are researching for specific events, however, (as I was) the lack of any index makes it useless for this purpose.

⭐Excellent book

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