Herodotus

The History of Herodotus. a New English Version, Edited with Copious Notes and Appendices Embodying the Chief Results, Historical and Ethnographical. Vol. I, Third Edition

Publisher Marketing: Title: The History of Herodotus. A new English version, edited with copious notes and appendices ... embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of Cuneiform and Hieroglyphical discovery. By G. Rawlinson ... assisted by Sir H. Rawlinson and Sir J. G. Wilkinson. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Herodotus; Creswicke, Henry Bart; Rawlinson, George 1875 4 vol.; 8 . 9027.df.6. Contributor Bio:  Herodotus Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, in Asia Minor, in the fifth century B. C. Called the Father of History, he wrote the first comprehensive attempt at secular narrative history, long considered the starting point of Western historical writing. The focus of his Histories is the Persian Wars, but he includes fascinating digressions on the histories of Bablyon, Egypt, and Thrace, as well as studies of the pyramids and various historical events. He was the first writer to evaluate historical, geographical, and archaeological material critically. Contributor Bio:  Rawlinson, George George Rawlinson (1812-1902), English scholar and historian, is best known for his translations of the "History of Herodotus, The Origin of Nations, Manual of Ancient History, The History of Ancient Egypt, "and his contributions to the "Encyclopedia Britannica,"