Histories

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This volume includes a wealth of helpful footnotes; more than a dozen maps and illustrations; achronology of the Archaic Age; a glossary of main characters, places, and terms; suggested furtherreading; and an index of proper nouns.

"This edition reproduces the fluent pace and readability of Herodotus' world-encompassingwork. Mensch has produced a close translation of Herodotus' Greek that is also an engrossingread in English. As an old-time Herodotean, I found myself drawn into Herodotus' universe ofhistory and story all over again. Combined with Romm's elegant introduction, which conveysthe lure of Herodotus' work, the lucid maps and tables, and the pertinent, uncluttered notes, thisis an edition to read for pleasure and for education. I recommend it to future students ofHerodotus and their instructors, and to any reader who wants to discover and rediscoverHerodotus in a vibrant new translation."Emily Greenwood, Yale University

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This edition reproduces the fluent pace and readability of Herodotus' world-encompassing work. Mensch has produced a close translation of Herodotus' Greek that is also an engrossing read in English. As an old-time Herodotean, I found myself drawn into Herodotus' universe of history and story all over again. Combined with Romm's elegant introduction, which conveys the lure of Herodotus' work, the lucid maps and tables, and the pertinent, uncluttered notes, this is an edition to read for pleasure and for education. I recommend it to future students of Herodotus and their instructors, and to any reader who wants to discover and rediscover Herodotus in a vibrant new translation. Emily Greenwood, Yale University
Unadorned, readable, reliable. . . . If you want your Herodotus straight, but with no forfeiture of readability, I suggest Mensch. ---Simon Hornblower, in The Wall Street Journal

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The translations of Pamela Mensch appear in Alexander the Great (Hackett) and The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander (Pantheon). Her translation of Diogenes Laertius' Lives and Doctrines of Eminent Philosophers is forthcoming from Harvard University Press. James Romm is Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Bard College.