The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis, now to the Pyramids - which make his book the source of so much of our knowledge of the ancient world.
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Narrator | Frank Laverty |
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Length | 27hrs 8mins |
Catalogue No. | 17322 |
Publisher | Penguin Classics; 2021 |