Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"—Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.
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M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986.
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This review is from: The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius (Viking Portable Library) (Paperback)
A collection of excerpts from Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon and Polybius. The selection takes us from the history of the Pelopenessian war, through the attempted Athenian conquest of Sicily, the Persian civil wars and up to the Roman conquest. The narration and commentary by M.I. Finley is probably a bit too brief for the reader not familiar with the Greeks, and yest is probably not necessary for the true scholar. The translations are easy to digest and written in very approachable English. All in all, the book is 500+ pages of Greek history by four great writers, but the set up and the commentary are too sparse to make it a great read for the non-scholar.
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Leaves you wanting for more,
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This review is from: The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius (Viking Portable Library) (Paperback)
Dont be confused by the relatively low ranking, this book is good. The only trouble is that it only contains fragments of the greatest historians ever. Though this is what the editor set out to do, you will feel cheated by not having the whole story to read. If all you want is a glimpse at what made the ancient historians so special, this is the book for you. However, chances are that you will want the complete story as well, something this collection cant offer.
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HALICARNASSUS in Asia Minor, where Herodotus was born and reared, was a Greek settlement ruled by a Carian dynasty under the higher suzerainty of the Persian king. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
thousand heavy infantry, following stratagem, backing water Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Xerxes, Achaean League, Asia Minor, Aratus of Sicyon, Black Sea, Peloponnesian War, Antigonus Gonatas, Athena Pronaia, King Darius, Meanwhile Nicias, Mount Pelion, Persian Wars New!
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HALICARNASSUS in Asia Minor, where Herodotus was born and reared, was a Greek settlement ruled by a Carian dynasty under the higher suzerainty of the Persian king. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
thousand heavy infantry, following stratagem, backing water Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Xerxes, Achaean League, Asia Minor, Aratus of Sicyon, Black Sea, Peloponnesian War, Antigonus Gonatas, Athena Pronaia, King Darius, Meanwhile Nicias, Mount Pelion, Persian Wars New!
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- The Persian Wars (Modern Library College Editions) by Herodotus on 6 pages
- The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- The Portable Roman Reader (Portable Library) by Basil Davenport in Back Matter
- The Portable Chaucer: Revised Edition (Portable Library) by Geoffrey Chaucer in Back Matter
- The Portable Bernard Shaw (Viking Portable Library) by George Bernard Shaw in Back Matter
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