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Herodotus, Explorer of the Past: Three Essays
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Full Title:
Herodotus, Explorer of the Past: Three Essays
Contributors:
By (Author) James Allan Stewart Evans
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
European history
Dewey:
938.007202
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
180
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
312g
Description
Why does a power expand and become an empire Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia, but also identified the city's expansion as a new manifestation of imperialist aggression. In this skillful analysis of Herodotus' intellectual world, J.A.S. Evans combines historical, a
