Herodotus book 2 greek galsworth

For my part i do not believe the greek people will be so foolhardy. The histories of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in western literature. The greeks, among other foolish tales, relate that psammetichus had. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0.

Cambyses becomes king of the persian empire 530522 bc. That these were the real facts i learnt at memphis from the priests of vulcan. He is supported by greek and carian mercenaries and succeeded by his son necho, who conquered gaza. Each of the first five books gives the history of one of the countries conquered by the persians and then. Herodotus book also contains ethnographic descriptions of the peoples that the persians have conquered, fairy tales, gossip, and legends. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus. Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire modernday bodrum, turkey. Site contains many greek and latin texts, translations and related material. The history of herodotus rawlinsonbook 2 wikisource, the free. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Next they take the head, and heaping imprecations on it, if there is a marketplace and a body of greek traders in the city, they carry it there and sell it instantly. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Then when the ethiopian had gone away out of egypt, the blind man came back from the fencountry and began to rule again, having lived there during fifty years upon an island which he had made by heaping up. Herodotus was a greek writer and geographer credited with being the first historian.

Herodotus, a greek from the city of halicarnassus in asia minor todays bodrum in turkey, published his histories sometime between 426 and 415 bce. Among the greeks, heracles, dionysus, and pan are held to be the youngest of the gods. Herodotus the great greek historian was born about 484 bce, at halicarnassus in caria, asia minor, when it was subject to the persians. Moreover the naming of almost all the gods has come to hellas from egypt. The project gutenberg ebook of the history of herodotus, by herodotus this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Cambyses becomes king of the persian empire 530522. The history of herodotus, parallel english greek, tr. This is the story which i heard from the priests of hephaestus temple at memphis. In the next logos, herodotus tells us about the customs of the egyptians. Herodotus was a greek historian born in halicarnassus, subject at the time of the great persian empire. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. He moreover alone of all the egyptian kings had rule over ethiopia.