Greek researcher, often called the worlds first historian. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary as want to. Asia abounding in men, and vast sums flowing into the treasury, the desire seized him to exact vengeance from the scyths, who had once in days gone by invaded media, defeated those who met them in the field, and so begun the quarrel. Book two is distinct from the other books in histories as it is in this book that we. After initial successes and the execution of the last pharaoh, cambyses goes crazy. Melpomene after the taking of babylon, an expedition was led by darius into scythia. This 147page guide for histories by herodotus includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 9 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century bc to describe the world as he knew it its peoples and their achievements, together with the causes and course of the great wars that brought the greek cities into conflict with the empires of the near east. After his successes in quelling the revolt of pseudosmerdis, the rebellion of babylon, and conquering samos, king darius decides to attack the scythian tribes that live in what is now called ukraine. July 20 this link contains a free pdf copy of herodotus book i. Herodotus book 3 bryn mawr commentaries hackett publishing.
Full text of a commentary on herodotus internet archive. In the eighth logos, herodotus tells his most romantic story. This region, he reports, is a sandy desert, and the sand there contains a wealth of fine gold dust. Bryn mawr commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient greek and latin literature. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary by geoffrey steadman. Other sources ascribe the book of esther to ezra or nehemiah. Reading herodotus is a 2007 text which represented a departure in herodotean scholarship. In the last decade or so, studies of herodotus have flourished in the englishspeaking world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Aug 30, 2007 herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century bc to describe the world as he knew it its peoples and their achievements, together with the causes and course of the great wars that brought the greek cities into conflict with the empires of the near east. Essay about commentary on book two of herodotus histories. A commentary on herodotus with introduction and appendices. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Ii, with valuable notes, and to the running commentary by how and wells. A commentary on herodotus formerly professor of ancient. An invaluable resource for the study of one of the. A commentary on herodotus library of congress classification. After a short digression on thracian customs, herodotus tells us about megabazus conquest of thrace and the ensuing submission of eastern macedonia. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary paperback sep 12 2012.
Featured content includes commentary on major characters. Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publishers book club where they can select from more than a million books for free. The magians were a median tribe, considered specialists in religious rituals. Asia abounding in men, and vast sums flowing into the treasury, the desire seized him to exact vengeance from the. Erudite and very informative and easily cross referenced to the original text of herodotus. This paper will offer a commentary on herodotus histories 2. Corcella, aldo and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Jan 03, 2008 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. These giant ants, according to herodotus, would often unearth the gold dust when. Ellicotts commentary for english readers 3 forty days. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary, 2nd ed. Latin text with introduction, study questions, commentary and english translation by ingo gildenhard, published by open book publishers, cambridge, continue reading cicero against verres 2. The mondadori edition, which itself had to change the. Herodotus, book 2 alan brian lloyd snippet view 1975.
Herodotus is called religious, skeptical, and a mixture of both. Book two is distinct from the other books in histories as it is in this book that we predominantly experience herodotus as an investigator. Sep 21, 20 herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. However, apart from new commentaries for books viii and ix in the cambridge green and yellow series 1 and lionel scotts historical commentary of book vi, 2 there has been no general commentary of the whole of herodotus text to support this new and exciting raft of scholarship except the. Each subsequent generation of historians has sought to use his text and to measure. Greek text with facing vocabulary and commentary under a creative commons license. A comprehensively revised and updated guide to books iiv of herodotus.
View commentary this commentary represents an online version of the book cicero, against verres, 2. In the left margin, links to rawlinsons translation vol. The opening logos of book four tells about their way of life. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publishers website. The real smerdis has been executed on cambyses orders 61. Bryn mawr commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to. It remains one of the wests most important sources.
At ecbatana in syria, cambyses hears a proclamation in the name of king smerdis. In book 3, passages 102 to 105, herodotus reports that a species of foxsized, furry ants lives in one of the far eastern, indian provinces of the persian empire. In considering the twentyfive hundred years of commentary that herodotuss work has spawned, it is clear that his readers love to debate and question everything. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
A commentary on herodotus books iiv david asheri, alan lloyd, and aldo corcella edited by oswyn murray and and alfonso moreno. During the space of eightandtwenty years, as i have before mentioned, the. Iv, 42, but his attempt at a consecutive and systematic account of the subject appears in the second half of book ii and the first half of book iii. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus.
In the histories, he describes the expansion of the achaemenid empire under its kings cyrus the great, cambyses, and darius i the great, culminating in xerxes expedition to greece 480 bce, which met with disaster in the naval engagement at salamis and the battles at plataea and mycale. An invaluable resource for the study of one of the greatest, and earliest, western prose writers. The true value is in the way steadman is able to provide all vocabulary on the same page. Summary of and histoical commentary on the histories of herodotus. Thalia the abovementioned amasis was the egyptian king against whom cambyses, son of cyrus, made his expedition.
This means that by picking up this book you are much more easily able to pick up on herodotus vocabulary which will prove helpful if reading other books in this text by him. Herodotus histories, book 3 summary and comments by jona lendering. Herodotus book 7 commentary beta edition 14 mb pdf aug 2012 rightclick on pc, ctrlclick on mac for option to download directly this link contains a free pdf copy of an unrevised draft of herodotus histories book 7. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. He is a liar, scrupulously accurate, and again some mixture of the two. Herodotus 7 beta greek and latin texts with facing. In the first logos of the third book, herodotus returns to the beginning of book two. Ourania the eighth book of herodotus, with text and commentary. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 4. Histories by herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 4 melpomene. The history of herodotus book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may.
With introduction and appendices volume i books iiv commentary on herodotus, bks. Bryn mawr commentaries have been admired and used by greek and latin teachers at every level for twenty years. View commentary a pdf of an unrevised draft of herodotus histories book 7. Too many errors and the commentary has no comments on the content, so you really need two editions in order to take advantage of what.
A study of the logoi in book 5 of herodotus histories. Introduction this paper will offer a commentary on herodotus histories 2. The first of these two rebels revolted on october 3, 522 and was captured by darius on. Corcella, aldo and a great selection of similar new.
They provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient literature. The rise of the persian empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict. Wells, a commentary on herodotus, book i, chapter 0. A commentary on herodotus books iiv asheri, david, lloyd, alan, corcella, aldo. The magi seize the throne of the persian empire at susa by passing off one of their number as smerdis, the brother of cambyses. Cambyses, by the advice of a certain egyptian, who was angry with amasis for having torn him from his wife.
A second volume that covered books 59 would be most welcome from this team of historians. Wells warden of wadham college, 191927 note to the electronic edition a commentary on herodotus was originally published in 1912 in two volumes by oxford university press, and was revised, with additional notes, in 1928. A commentary on herodotus books iiv paperback david. Book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix chapter. Herodotus account of egyptian history and customs, contained in book ii of his long narrative history of the persian wars, is a classic example of the father of history at work. Herodotus histories full audiobook book 1 of 3 youtube.