Histories - 9781853264665

This work comprises the first western historical writing. It provides a history of the then known world, and provides answers to questions such as: why did Pheidippides run from Marathon to Athens and why did Leonides and the Spartans comb their hair before the battle of Thermopylae.

• | By (Author): Herodotus
• | Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
• | Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• | Publication Date: Oct 05, 1996
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 768 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1853264660
• | ISBN-13: 9781853264665