Herodotus' theory of an oriental origin is based on the fact that there was a place called Gephyrae in Syria.

Dec 7, 2018 · Part of a complete English translation of Herodotus. Site contains many Greek and Latin texts, translations and related material.

A history source of Persian Empire of Achaemenian era. By: Herodotus (c. 484 - 425 BCE); Translated by: George Rawlinson

Book V covers the beginning of the revolt of the Ionian Greeks against Persia in the 490s, with digressions on the history of Athens and Sparta at that time. As ...

Book Five. The Conquests of Megabazus. Fall of the Perinthians to Megabazus; how the Perinthians had previously been beaten by the Paeonians (1).

Herodotus describes Athens and, in particular, the city's liberation from tyranny and the origins of its democratic system.

Considered one of the most important works of history in Western literature, Herodotus's Histories is a key text for the study of ancient Greece and the ...

Covering a central and widely studied period of Greek history, Book V not only describes the revolt of the east Greeks against their Persian masters.

Aug 24, 2020 · This edition marks an auspicious beginning for Herodotus in the Aris and Phillips series; it provides a lucid and learned introduction to an author.

Table of Contents: ... 35. Aristagoras had no way of fulfilling his promise to Artaphrenes, and he was hard-pressed by demands for the costs of the force.