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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars from John Hopkins -- Tough Read but Necessary : Any "period" piece will be a difficult read (at least, for me) but to understand history I believe you have to be willing to read the material that was written at the time. All of this has to be done with an understanding that the writers were not, on average, objective and the material had to be written with, at least, an eye on the power brokers who might read the material. Still, necessity does not imply easy. ( Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018 )
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars from snailmartyr -- Great Book : Great translation. I needed to purchase an ancient world geography book to go with this... but now it's a pleasure reading The Histories which many times are more folk tale - even tall tale - than actual, bonafide history. But often, that's all he had to go on... the stories the Persians were telling themselves... what people who had traveled in Egypt saw, etc. Great quality on the binding, pages, etc. ( Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018 )
  • 2.0 out of 5 stars from john moschetti -- ITS ONLY PART ONE!!! : Misleading this is only the first part of the histories, the print is also very small. ( Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2020 )
  • from Marco Antonio Abarca -- VINE VOICE : Read with the Landmark Herodotus ( 4.0 out of 5 stars )
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars from Anonymous -- Excellent Edition : I was surprised to find the Histories to be so readable and enjoyable. I'm not used to thinking of a history book as a page-turner but the last four chapters of the Histories, which describe the Persian wars, were compelling reading. That's not to slight the first five book, which describe the world of Herodotus' time and the rise of the Persian, Egyptian and Greek Empires in fascinating detail. ( Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2001 )
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars from Adrian Ion -- From Great Authors are Great Books apt to come forth! : This is the first time that I ever studied Herodotus. Nevertheless, Donald Lateiner's excellent introduction allowed even a novice like me to gain an understanding of the marvelous world which Herodotus describes, of the historian himself and of his methods, and of the lasting influence of 'The Histories.' The translation by G.C. Macauly is very lyrical and a true joy to read (I cannot, unfortunately, compare it to other translations). Donald Lateiner provides a list of the other major translations of 'The Histories' for those who are interested. As for 'The Histories' themselves, what can I possibly say: they are the most comprehensive view of ancient Europe and the Middle East ever penned. Here are wonders to amaze the soul, forgotten realms and far away lands, tales of the common people as well as the greatest kings, and philosophies to enlighten and transcend the mind. History at its finest. Herodotus not only wrote the first prose narrative, but also one of the best!!! I wish I could give it an infinite number of stars- a mere five is simply not enough! ( Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2007 )
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars from blopik -- Great to have it : Barnes and Noble-Hardcover (published 2005) ( Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017 )
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars from Amazon Customer -- Difficult to read & follow : Best to have Google as a companion reference to explain characters and events. ( Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021 )
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars from Desmond -- A Classic : Received as Christmas present, Came early and in perfect condition. More exciting as more archaeological finds described by Herodotus are discovered ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2021 )
  • 1.0 out of 5 stars from Amazon Customer -- I ordered as was advertised the 1954 translation by Aubrey ... : I ordered as was advertised the 1954 translation by Aubrey de Selincourt, instead I received a revised 1970's translation, which I did not want. To be blunt this was unsatisfactory and obviously the caveat 'buyer beware' is most appropriate. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2018 )
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars from William Damian Wedge -- A gossipy historical read Like coronation street for the Greeks : I have always loved reading Herodotus ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2015 )
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars from blopik -- Great Quality : I started buying some of Everymans Classics novels after reading on the internet about their quality binding and paper. The Herodotus Histories was starting to interest me after appearing on the searches, but didn't purchase until researching more what it was about. ( Reviewed in Mexico on August 2, 2017 )
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars from Dave the Rave -- Eye witness to the creation of the concept of history : There it is, all there. The first retained attempted at recording eye-witness accounts of city-states being forged, alliances broken by stealth, and the making the Greek Empire, the Greek Empire. As always, those pesky gods kept getting in the way much in the same way our view of our current events is skewed by the industrial-entertainment-defense complex today. Despite the sweep of history to guide the narrative, the result of the translation (I don't read any of the classic languages, this is an amature reader's point of view) is chunky and disjointed. In contrast, try the newish translation of the Illiad or some of the Penguin Classic editions for a more vivid read. Nevertheless, it makes a good summer's read, although I thought it could benefit from schematic maps to aid those of us who are not intimately acquainted with the geography of Acceint Greece. It is hard to be tough on a classic, so I gave it a so-so rating. ( Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2013 )


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