Ebook: The way of Herodotus : travels with the man who invented history
Author: Herodotus. Herodot., Marozzi Justin
- Tags: Herodotus. -- History. Herodotus. Marozzi Justin -- 1970- -- Travel -- Mediterranean Region. Marozzi Justin -- 1970- -- Travel -- Iraq. History Ancient -- Historiography. Mediterranean Region -- Description and travel. Iraq -- Description and travel. Marozzi Justin -- 1970- History (Herodotus) Travel.
- Year: 2008
- Publisher: Da Capo Press
- City: Cambridge, MA, Irak., Iraq, Mediterranean Region, Mittelmeerraum., Iraq., Mediterranean Region
- Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed
- Language: English
- epub
"During the classical age of Greece, Herodotus wrote the first great prose epic and became known through the ages as "the father of history." But he was much more than that. He was also the world's first travel writer, a pioneering geographer, anthropologist, explorer, moralist, investigative reporter, foreign correspondent, and enlightened multiculturalist. He was at once a learned professor and a tabloidRead more...
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An intriguing travel history exploring and evoking the world of Herodotus, with abundant commentary on the legacy and spirit of the father of history and the literary art he created Read more...
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