The Landmark Herodotus : The Histories (Reprint) By Strassler, Robert B. (EDT) / Thomas, Rosalind (INT) / Purvis, Andrea L. Publisher : Anchor Books Published Date : 2009/06 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9781400031146 BookWeb Price : AED 124.00 Availability Status : Our fulfillment centre has the item in stock. Usually dispatches within 3 working days. Language : English

 
Introduction                                       ix
          Rosalind Thomas
Editor's Preface                                   xxxvii
          Robert B. Strassler
Translator's Preface                               xlix
          Andrea L. Purvis
Dated Outline of Text                              li
Key to Maps                                        lxiv
    Book One                                       1     (114)
    Book Two                                       115   (90)
    Book Three                                     205   (74)
    Book Four                                      279   (86)
    Book Five                                      365   (60)
    Book Six                                       425   (66)
    Book Seven                                     491   (108)
    Book Eight                                     599   (64)
    Book Nine                                      663   (60)
Appendix A The Athenian Government in Herodotus    723   (5)
          Peter Krentz
Appendix B The Spartan State in War and Peace      728   (9)
          Paul Cartledge
Appendix C The Account of Egypt: Herodotus         737   (7)
Right and Wrong
          Alan B. Lloyd
Appendix D Herodotean Geography                    744   (4)
          James Romm
Appendix E Herodotus and the Black Sea Region      748   (8)
          Everett L. Wheeler
Appendix F Rivers and Peoples of Scythia           756   (3)
          Everett L. Wheeler
Appendix G The Continuity of Steppe Culture        759   (3)
          Everett L. Wheeler
Appendix H The Ionian Revolt                       762   (7)
          George L. Cawkwell
Appendix I Classical Greek Religious Festivals     769   (4)
          Gregory Crane
Appendix J Ancient Greek Units of Currency,        773   (8)
Weight, and Distance
          Thomas R. Martin
Appendix K Dialect and Ethnic Groups in            781   (5)
Herodotus
          William F. Wyatt
Appendix L Aristocratic Families in Herodotus      786   (6)
          Carolyn Higbie
Appendix M Herodotus on Persia and the Persian     792   (6)
Empire
          Christopher Tuplin
Appendix N Hoplite Warfare in Herodotus            798   (7)
          J.W.I. Lee
Appendix O The Persian Army in Herodotus           805   (5)
          J.W.I. Lee
Appendix P Oracles, Religion, and Politics in      810   (6)
Herodotus
          Donald Lateiner
Appendix Q Herodotus and the Poets                 816   (3)
          Andrew Ford
Appendix R The Size of Xerxes' Expeditionary       819   (5)
Force
          Michael A. Flower
Appendix S Trireme Warfare in Herodotus            824   (11)
          Nicolle Hirschfeld
Appendix T Tyranny in Herodotus                    835   (3)
          Carolyn Dewald
Appendix U On Women and Marriage in Herodotus      838   (5)
          Carolyn Dewald
Glossary                                           843   (3)
Ancient Sources                                    846   (2)
Bibliography for the General Reader                848   (2)
Figure Credits                                     850   (1)
Index                                              851   (100)
Reference Maps                                     951