Herodotus book vii 140-3071

Here are presented the results of the enquiry carried out by herodotus of halicarnassus. After being persuaded to send an expedition against hellas, xerxes first marched against the rebels in the year after darius death. Herodotus the persian wars godleybook vii wikisource, the. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus. The first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may lose their renown. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive. Euterpe 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 140 150 160 170 180. The history of herodotus parallel englishgreek english translation. Having been overpersuaded to send an expedition against hellas, xerxes first marched against the rebels, in the year after darius death. The flags in the text are links to the greek as printed on facing pages in the loeb edition. Herodotus, the histories, book 7, chapter 165, section 1. Herodotus excerpts from book vii of the histories translated and.

Go to previous table of contents book vii, go to next. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. The persian wars loeb classical library volume iii by herodotus author, a. Clio 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 book 2. The history of herodotus by herodotus the internet classics archive. At the beginning of the histories, herodotus sets out his reasons for writing it. The histories of herodotus is considered the founding work of history in western literature. Book vii polymnia now when tidings of the battle that had been fought at marathon reached the ears of king darius, the son of hystaspes, his anger against the athenians, which had been already roused by their attack upon sardis, waxed still fiercer, and he became more than ever eager to lead an army against greece. Here begins book vii called polymnia of herodotus histories, being the continuation of the narative from book vi. The history of herodotus, parallel englishgreek index. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Herodotus the histories book vii book vii polymnia when the report of the battle of marathon reached darius, son of hystapes, who had already been thoroughly exasperated by the athenians attack on sardis, he now reacted with a much more intense fury and became even more determined to make war on hellas than he had been before.