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The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius
The Portable Greek Historians The Essence of Herodotus Thucydides Xenophon Polybius Author:M.I. Finley After 2000 years, these fathers of history remain among the most famous names in all historical writing. This volume draws the essence of their work by selecting their great passages, each complete in itself, to represent them to the modern reader. Notes on the lives of the four historians and Dr. Finley's introduction are lively and learned; ... more »the translations chosen are the best available.« less