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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
The ancient world was a dark place, and I am very thankful that Jesus came into that world and set history in a new direction. This edition is full of helpful information, maps, and archaeological evidence, and so on. Highly recommend.
A somewhat chatty, very readable translation with excellent historical, cultural, and literary endnotes.
This edition is fantastic with maps to reference and footnotes that point you back to the section when Herodotus says “remember so and so?”
This was easier to read than I anticipated, but it is also the hardest book I think I have ever read.
This was easier to read than I anticipated, but it is also the hardest book I think I have ever read.
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Very interesting and entertaining history book. For class we had to read sections regarding different ethnic groups and Herodotus does a wonderful job telling the reader about them. This was a suprisingly quicck read and kept my attention the whole way.
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
IMO Tom Holland is a bit of a hack popular historian, but even he couldn't mess up this one.
informative
slow-paced
A really interesting historical document. There's an appropriate balance between action and analysis, but with an introduction that is quite too long. Sometimes there are too many flashbacks and digressions about all kinds of details. But nevertheless a great read, as a story teller Herodotus is unparalleled, illustrating that - regardless of issues of method - history is and always will be a narrative.
It's clear Herodotus sees history as the story of great men and their greed, ambition, courage and sacrifice. But also dreams (predictive value), oracles (always right!), and a few times even the intervention of the gods play a key role. Fate is present in the background.
Noteworthy is the light adoring undertone concerning the Persians, especially Cyrus; on the other hand the Greeks are described as a bunch of scum (especially the Ionians), only Sparte is treated by Herodotus in a neutral way.
It's clear Herodotus sees history as the story of great men and their greed, ambition, courage and sacrifice. But also dreams (predictive value), oracles (always right!), and a few times even the intervention of the gods play a key role. Fate is present in the background.
Noteworthy is the light adoring undertone concerning the Persians, especially Cyrus; on the other hand the Greeks are described as a bunch of scum (especially the Ionians), only Sparte is treated by Herodotus in a neutral way.
I haven’t read this book in a long time. Will probably restart when I finally come back to it