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Jan 18, 2012 · The Egyptians in agreement with their climate, which is unlike any other, and with the river, which shows a nature different from all other rivers, established for themselves manners and customs in a way opposite to other men in almost all matters: for among them the women frequent the market and carry on trade, while the men remain at home and weave; and whereas others weave pushing the woof ...
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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: An Account of Egypt Author: Herodotus Translator: G. C. Macaulay Release Date: February 25, 2006 [EBook #2131] Last Updated: January 25, 2013 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AN ...
Feb 26, 2006 · Summary. "An Account of Egypt" by Herodotus is a historical account likely written in the early part of the fifth century BC. It explores the history, culture, and geography of Egypt, presenting various customs, rituals, and significant events in the context of both Egyptian and Greek perspectives. The book delves into the interactions between ...
- Herodotus, 481? BCE-421? BCE
- An Account of Egypt
- Produced by John Bickers; Dagny; David Widger
- Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell), 1852-1915
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- Herodotus: Dorian, Barbarian and Greek
- Surviving Works
- Herodotus and Hekataios
Death of Herodotus at Thurii c. 425 The History of Herodotus begins with the seemingly unambiguous declaration that “this is the exposition of the researches by Herodotus of Halicarnassus,” a town in Asia Minor. But already in the first century A.D., the author Plutarch reports (On Exile 13.604F) that many scholars change Halicarnassos to Thurii, a...
Whatever the truth of these particular details, Herodotus does seem to have been born, to have lived and to have died on the various edges of the Greek world. This outlook reveals itself in several ways. He is acutely conscious that not all of his readers are from the center of the Greek world. After comparing the Thracian Chersonnese to the coast ...
Work finishes on the Historyc. 430 Herodotus clearly worked on his History as late as 430, but his work seems to have been well known even before this time, and it seems likely that he worked on it over a period of years. Soph.Ant. 905-912 seems to recall the story of Intaphernes in Herodotus (Hdt. 3.119, esp. section 6). The Sophoclean echo has st...
At Hdt. 2.143, Herodotus may portray Hekataios as both provincial and credulous, but he also implies that he is familiar with Hekataios’ “Circumnavigation of the Known World” (γῆς περίοδος). According to Porphyry, a late (3rd century AD) and not very reliable author, Herodotus borrowed from Hecataeus his descriptions of the crocodile (Hdt. 2.70), t...
Oct 19, 2022 · Herodotus (l. c. 484 – 425/413 BCE) was a Greek historian famous for his work Histories. He was called The Father of History by the Roman writer Cicero, who admired him, but has also been rejected as The Father of Lies by critics, ancient and modern, who claim his work is little more than tall tales. While it is true that Herodotus sometimes ...
- Joshua J. Mark
- Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century BCE who is known as 'The Father of History' owing to his work.
- Herodotus is known as 'The Father of History' because he was the first Greek to write an objective work on history reporting events as he understoo...
- Herodotus has been criticized for inaccurate observations and exaggerations but is still considered a reliable source on ancient history.
- Herodotus is thought to have died between 425-413 BCE, possibly of the plague. His cause of death is unknown.
Aug 22, 2024 · Herodotus, Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the History of the Greco-Persian Wars. He remains the leading source of original information not only for Greek history between 550 and 479 BCE but also for much of that of western Asia and of Egypt at that time.
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Egypt in Herodotus' day was in its XXVIIth dynasty, ruled by the Persians. It's most formidable ruler, Ramses II, had died over 700 years before Herodotus was born, and the great pyramids had been built more centuries before his birth than the Eiffel Tower was after his birth. The romance of the place was irresistible to most Greeks, although ...
