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The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon,

The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius (Portable Library) Paperback - 1977

by M. I. Finley (Editor)

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  • Title The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius (Portable Library)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1977-09-29
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR003919518
  • ISBN 9780140150650 / 014015065X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.3 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
  • Library of Congress subjects Greece - Historiography
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 77009073
  • Dewey Decimal Code 938.007

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Summary

Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"—Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.

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M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986.

First line

HALICARNASSUS in Asia Minor, where Herodotus was born and reared, was a Greek settlement ruled by a Carian dynasty under the higher suzerainty of the Persian king.

About the author

M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986.