The purpose of our group project was to utilize and explore various digital tools that would allow us to analyze herodotus text the histories in a new and innovative way in order to better understand the text and gain insight into the ancient world as a whole. Quite a few comments have been posted about the history of herodotus. The session introduces the students to the topic of translation alignment. On the legacy of the histories by herodotus, historian barry s. The history of herodotus has been divided into the.
Herodotus of halicarnassus 440 bc the histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature. Perseus has a long history of close collaboration with museums in both europe and north america, having provided more than 20,000 original slides of high. His histories primarily deals with the lives of croesus, cyrus, cambyses, smerdis, darius, and xerxes and the battles of marathon, thermopylae, artemisium, salamis, plataea, and. The histories herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 1 these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from. Project muse athenian democratic ideology and herodotus. Henceforth i will record egyptian chronicles, according to what i have heard, adding something of what i myself have seen. Home collections texts perseus catalog research grants open source about help hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. It was not till perseus, the son of jove and danae, visited cepheus the son of. Perseus is a nonprofit enterprise, located in the department of the classics, tufts university.
Perseus project the source text for hestia, the histories by herodotus, is from the perseus classical library, a free online library of ancient greek and latin texts. Herodotus was born around 480 bc in halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of asia minor. The source text for hestia, the histories by herodotus, is from. This timeline provides a snapshot of events herodotus wrote about in the context of the classical world, with links to explore the hestia project text and map. Written from the 450s to the 420s bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known around the mediterranean and western asia at that time.
Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in western asia, northern africa and greece at that time. Herodotus, the earliest greek historian in the proper sense of the term, and the father of history, was according to his own statement, at the beginning of his work, a native of halicarnassus, a doric colony in caria, which at the time of his birth was governed by artemisia, a. The subject is not limited to a specific logos but is ubiquitous in the histories. The history of rome by titus livius, books thirtyseven to fortyfive, literally translated, with notes and illustrations. Smiths dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology. Mellon foundation, the institute of museum and library services, the national endowment. At the apex of greek morality, hubris forms the backbone of the histories. Adding the last section in a range does not change the link url, since pages on perseus include only one section. While parts of the histories especially the constitutional debate have been studied for greek political thought, less has been made of the histories as a source for athenian democratic political beliefs. A major new translation of the classic work of ancient history. In the histories preface, herodotus documents his purpose in writing this work. Simultaneously, it tells the story of the growth of the persian empire. The kings of the dorians they say counting up to perseus, son of danae.
A greek who lived in the fifth century bc, herodotus was a. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics. Herodotus emerges in all his charm and complexity as a writer and the first historian in the western tradition, perhaps unique in the way he has seen the interrelation of fact and fantasy. Few facts are known about his life but he remains known through his lifes work, the histories. Xerxes according to herodotus encyclopaedia iranica. Herodotus histories are an innovative and extraordinary collection of inquiries that lead herodotus to be called the patrem historiae or father of history. The perseus project is funded by the digital libraries initiative phase 2, the national endowment for the humanities, the national science foundation, the institute of museum and library services, private donations, and tufts university. Project gutenbergs a commentary on herodotus, by w. Source for persia and persians encyclopaedia iranica.
Amazon recommended edition perseus project free online english edition. For the ionians say that nothing is really egypt but the delta, which extends along shore from the watchtower of perseus, as it is called, to the pelusiac saltpans. The father of history, as cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, herodotus has always been beloved by readers wellversed in the classics. Within herodotus histories are a number of motifs that tie the many logoi together to give the larger work a. Herodotus s the histories is an immense trove of knowledge. The history of herodotus, volume 1 by herodotus full text. Mellon foundation, the institute of museum and library services, the national endowment for the humanities, the national science foundation, private donations, and tufts university. Html at muniv, text files at eris virginia tech etexts. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive. Hestia project map and partners resources openlearn open. Perseus also provides keyword searching eg a search for croesus brings up 76 results. Hestia project map and partners resources openlearn. Follow the guidance on how to make the most of the hestia project map and explore the links to find out more about hestia project partners, to take your research further.
The perseus project and beyond how building a digital library challenges the humanities and technology. Tom holland is the awardwinning author of rubicon, persian fire, and most recently in the shadow of the sword. The histories tell the story of the greek and persian wars. The histories of herodotus is considered one of the seminal works of history in western literature. Herodotus use of hubris, nemesis, and divination in the. The young king inherited a solid empire, which was greater than any before in history. The formatting is terrible, the table of contents does not link to the separate books and the search function is not even enabled. His histories primarily deals with the lives of croesus, cyrus, cambyses, smerdis, darius, and xerxes and the battles of marathon, thermopylae, artemisium, salamis, plataea, and mycale. The prologue to the histories recalls the opening of the iliad the. He is simply one of the greatest storytellers who ever wrote. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the war between the persian empire and the greek citystates in the 5th century bc. Compelled by his desire to prevent the traces of human events from being erased by time, herotodus recounts the incidents preceding and following the persian wars. Dec 30, 2012 herodotus histories are an innovative and extraordinary collection of inquiries that lead herodotus to be called the patrem historiae or father of history. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at.
Life of the greek historian herodotus of halicarnassos. The histories, herodotus the histories of herodotus is the founding work of history in western literature. Jul 01, 2001 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The first part of the presentation will be devoted to a general introduction about translation alignment.
Herodotus histories is a great look into not only the history of the time, but most especially the culture and james romm does an excellent job in translating it. This site is updated monthly with photographic tours that are hyperlinked with the text. The internet history sourcebooks project is located at the history department of fordham university, new york. The histories herodotus perseus project, tufts university. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. The histories herodotus translated by robin waterfield and edited with an introduction and notes by carolyn dewald oxford worlds classics. Despite herodotus historical significance, little is known about his personal life. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library.
Perseus has been most recently funded by the alpheios project, the andrew w. Sebastian heath once a programmer at the perseus project has, for example. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. This is the first and only surviving history by a ancient writer about the grecopersian wars. The herodotus histories was starting to interest me after appearing on the searches, but didnt purchase until researching more what it was about. I have now said enough concerning creatures that are sacred. Link to greek text of herodotus histories at the perseus project by book, chapter, and section number. This is an ongoing project documenting in photographs many of the places and artifacts mentioned by herodotus c 500 c 425 bce in his inquiries. The rise of the persian empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict with greece. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. The project gutenberg ebook of the history of herodotus, by herodotus this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Herodotus spent his entire life working on just one project. Im becomming a little obsessed with history after getting this book. 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. Herodotus was thus born a persian subject, and such he con tinued until he was thirty or fiveandthirty years of age. Herodotus use of hubris, nemesis, and divination in the cyrus and xerxes logoi. Such is its importance that hubris was the force that destroyed the chances for the persians to conquer greece. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. The histories 19 messengers in different directions, some to delphi, some to abae in phocis, and some to dodona. The visual guide to herodotus anecdotes from antiquity.
Artaphernes, however, who perceived that he was dealing dishonestly, and who had in fact full knowledge of the whole history of the outbreak, said to him, i will tell thee how the case. The history of herodotus book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may. Book ix is the final book of herodotus s histories and contains, among other things, herodotus s accounts of the battles of plataea and mycale, the immediate aftermath of the persians defeat in and withdrawal from mainland greece, and the siege of sestos. Despite herodotus s historical significance, little is known about his personal life. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. Please contact us with your questions, comments or donations. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Unquestionably the best english translation of herodotus to have appeared in the past halfcenturyi am in awe of tom hollands achievement, and have no doubt it will bear rich fruit in bringing herodotus to public attention edith hall, times literary supplement lively, engaging version of the historiesan admirable translation. The history of herodotus by herodotus written 440 b.
Its use by herodotus is pervasive and can be found on numerous occasions in the work. Sometime in the middle of the 5th century bc, herodotus, a greek, living in a city called halicarnassus modernday bodrum, turkey set out to explain the origins of the great war from a generation before. The history of herodotus, by herodotus project gutenberg. An evaluation of herodotuss treatment of persia and the persians is a difficult task. The full text of this edition is available online at the perseus project. He is often given the handle father of history as his pioneering work help set the stage for the field of historians.
He relates that he personally traveled up the nile to the border of egypt as far as elephantine modern aswan. Herodotus histories by herodotus of halicarnassus free at. I also purchased the histories from barnes and noble. The perseus project has been supported by various funders throughout its history.
And without any further preamble, i present mikaels the histories by herodotus. Herodotus histories by herodotus of halicarnassus free. Project gutenberg s a commentary on herodotus, by w. To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom. Histories, herodotus with an english translation 1 of 4 editions. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help.
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