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The story of the Greek city-states uniting to repel a superior Persian army is the main theme in this classical narrative, but Herodotus fleshes out his text with digressions, describing the wonders of Egypt and recounting stories and folk tales.
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The Histories, Tom Holland, Herodotus
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- The Histories
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tom Holland, Herodotus
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0140455396
- ISBN13
- 9780140455397
- Category
- Historical prose, Beloved classics
- Description
- The story of the Greek city-states uniting to repel a superior Persian army is the main theme in this classical narrative, but Herodotus fleshes out his text with digressions, describing the wonders of Egypt and recounting stories and folk tales.