The History of Herodotus, Vol. 1
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Excerpt from The History of Herodotus, Vol. 1: Translated From the Ancient GreekScholarship is not requisite to an appreciation Of the actions of the Greeks and other people of antiquity as told by the Greek historians, for in all Of us lies the deep curiosity that seeks information, and the love Of the beautiful and heroic that lifts us to a broader plane Of thought and endeavour.While much Of value has been discovered and written by modern scholars, history, as recorded by the men who actually lived it, must take first place. These records may not be as accurate in matters Of fact as more recent writings, but they certainly are truer his tory, for they tell us more truly what manner Of people they were among Whom the authors lived. The earliest forms Of this history, Of course, are found in the epics of Homer. But of historians in the more modern sense Of the word, the writings Of three alone have descended to us through the lapse Of the ages. These are Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon, and it is due to their wisdom and energy that humanity has gained its greatest inspiration toward that progress which spells perfection in the end.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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