The Greek histories : the sweeping history of Ancient Greece as told by its first chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch / edited and annotated by Mary Lefkowitz and James Romm ; with an appendix by Jon E. Lendon ; translations by Carleton Brownson, Richard Crawley, Mary Lefkowitz, Pamela Mensch, Bernadotte Perrin, James Romm, and Samuel Shirley.

"The historians of Ancient Greece were pioneers of a new literary craft, and their work stands among the most enduring and important legacies of the Western world and the foundation of a major discipline. This highly readable edition includes key selections from Herodotus--often called the "father o...

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Other Authors: Lefkowitz, Mary R., 1935- (Editor, Translator)
Romm, James S. (Editor, Translator)
Lendon, J. E. (writer of appendix.)
Brownson, Carleton L. (Carleton Lewis), 1866-1948 (Translator)
Crawley, Richard, 1840-1893 (Translator)
Mensch, Pamela, 1956- (Translator)
Perrin, Bernadotte (Translator)
Shirley, Samuel, 1912-2006 (Translator)
Herodotus
Thucydides
Xenophon
Plutarch
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Language and/or Writing System:
English text, partially translated from the Ancient Greek.
Published: New York : The Modern Library, 2022.
Edition:2022 Modern Library edition.
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Physical Description:xxxiii, 442 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
Sweeping history of Ancient Greece as told by its first chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch
Format: Book

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