| Description |
1 online resource (123 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Very short introductions |
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Very short introductions.
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| Contents |
The world of Herodotus -- Origins and the historian -- Greeks and Persians at war -- Herodotus as ethnographer -- Women in history, women in The histories -- Herodotus and the divine -- Herodotus as storyteller -- Herodotus as historian |
| Summary |
Jennifer Roberts introduces the background and writing of the 5th-century Greek thinker and researcher, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who invented the genre of historical investigation. Herodotus is shown to be a reporter, a tourist and a historian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Herodotus
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Herodotus. History
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| SUBJECT |
Herodotus fast |
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History (Herodotus) fast |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199575992 |
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0199575991 |
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0191617784 |
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9780191617782 |
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9780191620232 |
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0191620238 |
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