The Histories
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The Histories

By Herodotus
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Length32h 9m

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The Histories of Herodotus is one of the first accounts of the rise of the Persian Empire, as well as the events and causes of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. Herodotus portrays the conflict as one between the forces of slavery (the Persians) on the one hand, and freedom (the Athenians and the confederacy of Greek city-states which united against the invaders) on the other. The Histories is now considered the founding work of history in Western literature. Written in 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time. Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West's most important sources regarding these affairs.

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GenreHistory
Length32 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 15, 2018
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Preface
11The Fifth Book of the Histories, called Terpsichore (pt. 2)
2The First Book of the Histories, called Clio (pt. 1)
12The Sixth Book of the Histories, called Erato (pt. 1)
3The First Book of the Histories, called Clio (pt. 2)
13The Sixth Book of the Histories, called Erato (pt. 2)
4The Second Book of the Histories, called Euterpe (pt. 1)
14The Seventh Book of the Histories, called Polymnia (pt. 1)
5The Second Book of the Histories, called Euterpe (pt. 2)
15The Seventh Book of the Histories, called Polymnia (pt. 2)
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6The Third Book of the Histories, called Thaleia (pt. 1)
16The Eighth Book of the Histories, called Urania (pt. 1)
7The Third Book of the Histories, called Thaleia (pt. 2)
17The Eighth Book of the Histories, called Urania (pt. 2)
8The Fourth Book of the Histories, called Melpomene (pt. 1)
18The Ninth Book of the Histories, called Calliope (pt. 1)
9The Fourth Book of the Histories, called Melpomene (pt. 2)
19The Ninth Book of the Histories, called Calliope (pt. 2)
10The Fifth Book of the Histories, called Terpsichore (pt. 1)

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