{"product_id":"2940016228556","title":"The History of Herodotus - Volume 1 and 2 (Illustrated, Annotated)","description":"Description\u003cbr\u003e• Annotated. Illustrated\u003cbr\u003e• Storyline Included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis e-book is optimized for e-book readers and with an active table of content. It contains the volume 1 and 2 of “The History of  Herodotus” written by Herodotus, translated by G. C. Macaulay with notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Histories (also known as The History) of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. Written from the 450s to the 420s BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known around the Mediterranean and Western Asia at that time. It is not an impartial record but it remains one of the West's most important sources regarding these affairs. Moreover, it established without precedent the genre and study of history in the Western world, although historical records and chronicles existed beforehand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Histories was at some point through the ages divided into the nine books of modern editions, named after the nine Muses: the \"Muse of History\", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, respectively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eABOUT “The History of Herodotus”\u003cbr\u003e     Storyline of “The History of Herodotus” \u003cbr\u003ePREPARER'S NOTE \u003cbr\u003ePREFACE \u003cbr\u003e     NOTES TO PREFACE \u003cbr\u003eTHE HISTORY OF HERODOTUS - VOLUME I \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK I - THE FIRST BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED CLIO \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK I \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK II - THE SECOND BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED EUTERPE\u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK II \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK III - THE THIRD BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED THALEIA \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK III \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK IV - THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED MELPOMENE \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK IV \u003cbr\u003eTHE HISTORY OF HERODOTUS - VOLUME II \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK V - THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED TERPSICHORE \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK V \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK VI - THE SIXTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED ERATO \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK VI\u003cbr\u003e     BOOK VII - THE SEVENTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED POLYMNIA \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK VII \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK VIII - THE EIGHTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED URANIA \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK VIII \u003cbr\u003e     BOOK IX - THE NINTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED CALLIOPE \u003cbr\u003e          NOTES TO BOOK IX","brand":"Stingray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180544475376,"sku":"2940016228556","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016228556_p0.jpg?v=1763630987","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016228556","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}