Herodotus Reader: Annotated Passages from Books I-IX of the Histories

Description

An annotated Herodotus reader containing passages from books I-IX of the Histories with introductory material for all nine books of the Histories, commentary and grammatical notes. This book is a standard text for any college course in reading Herodotus in Greek. It is also suitable for post-intermediate, secondary school students who want to tackle the works of a popular but challenging author.

Blaise Nagy is Professor of Classics at the College of the Holy Cross. He is the author of "A Thucydides Reader" and "A Herodotus Reader," both published by Focus Publisher, as well as numerous articles on Greek and Roman history.

There are few Greek readers on the market for so crucial an author as Herodotus, and this text with its extensive selections - and helpful glosses admirably fills that void. - Mary English, Montclair State University