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Histories (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
Histories - Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
Author: Herodotus, George Rawlinson
Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage-selle...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781853264665
ISBN-10: 1853264660
Publication Date: 12/5/1999
Pages: 768
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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