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Title: HERODOTUS: HISTORIES BOOK VI
By: Simon Hornblower (Editor), Christopher Pelling (Editor)
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 1107029341
ISBN 13: 9781107029347
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 31 December, 2017
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Pages: 354
Description: Treats Herodotus' compelling narrative of the Battle of Marathon. Detailed commentary will aid both translation and literary and historical appreciation.
Synopsis: Book VI of the Histories is one of Herodotus' most varied books, beginning with the final collapse of the Ionian Revolt and moving on to the Athenian triumph at Marathon (490 BC); it also includes fascinating material on Sparta, full of court intrigue and culminating in Kleomenes' grisly death, and there is comedy too, with Alkmeon's cramming clothes, boots, and even cheeks with gold dust, then Hippokleides 'dancing away his marriage'. In Herodotus' time, Marathon was already reaching almost legendary status, commemorated in epigrams and monuments, and in this edition a substantial introduction discusses Herodotus' relation to these other memorials. It also explores the place of the book in the Histories' overall structure, and pays particular attention to Herodotus' treatment of impiety. A new text is then accompanied by a full commentary, covering literary and historical aspects and offering help with translation. The volume is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, teachers and scholars.
Illustrations: 2 b/w illus. 7 maps
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Returns: Returnable
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