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The Histories   Herodotus

Herodotus’ (484-414 BCE) histories of Persia, Egypt, and Ionia covering religion, social traditions, politics, geography, and wars, especially the Persian empire that dominated the period. Really the first work in what we in the western world consider history. Divided into nine sections named for the muses. MacAulay’s translation, though from the 19^th Century, is clear and readable. An important and impressive work, and not just because it may originally have been presented orally. Trying to fill in another gap in my education.