61. THE HISTORIES OF HERODOTUS (SELECTIONS) This is the making public apodexis of the inquiry historia of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, so that what arises from human essence not become faded by http://www.geocities.com/jserraglio/texts/herodotu.htm

The Histories of Herodotus (SELECTIONS) Translated by Lynn Sawlivich Revised by Gregory Nagy Book 1: Croesus apodexis historia kleos aitia logioi aitioi aitioi dikai 3. They say that, in the second generation after this, Alexander the son of Priam heard of these things and wished to have a wife from Hellas by way of abduction, supposing that he would not pay the penalty, since they had not. So he stole Helen, and the Hellenes at first saw fit to send messengers and demand the return of Helen and compensation for the abduction. When they made these demands, they were reproached with the abduction of Medea: that they themselves had neither given compensation nor returned her when demanded, yet they wished to have compensation from others. aitioi oida eudaimonia 6. Croesus was Lydian in genos , the son of Alyattes, and turannos oida philoi . He subdued the Ionians and Aeolians and Dorians in Asia, and made friends of the Lacedaemonians. Before the rule of Croesus all Hellenes were free. The expedition of the Kimmerians which reached Ionia before the time of Croesus was not a conquest of the cities, but plundering on the run. genos turannos of Sardis and the descendant of Alkaios son of Herakles. Agron son of Ninos son of Belos son of Alkaios was the first of the Herakleidai to be king of Sardis, Kandaules son of Myrsos the last. The kings of this country before Agron were descendants of Lydos son of Atys, from whom the entire people

62. Historical Causation In Herodotus It is perhaps appropriate that Herodotus, intent as he was on recording the first, the biggest, and the best, and other great and wondrous deeds, was http://www.tulane.edu/~august/thescla.htm

Kenneth W. Harl, Ph.D. History/Classics 700 Senior Honors Thesis, Tulane University Historical Causation in Herodotus Carol Abernathy directed by Professor Dennis P. Kehoe, Department of Classics It is perhaps appropriate that Herodotus, intent as he was on recording the first, the biggest, and the best, and "other great and wondrous deeds," was accorded a superlative of his own, namely the father of history. Rambling and myopic in his obsession with detail, Herodotus seems to the incautious reader to do little to earn this accolade. In contrast to modern historians, Herodotus appears to include little analysis in his narrative and to draw few conclusions from his material. The ancients themselves criticized Herodotus' methods. Thucydides (I. 21)snidely dismissed his predecessor by refusing to include to mythodes , "mythical lore," in his history of the Peloponnesian War. Aristotle is well known for giving Herodotus the title "father of history," but in his Poetics it is clear Aristotle meant this honor as a dubious one. Aristotle relegates Herodotus to the company not of historians in the modern sense but rather of mere chroniclers. He intimates that the creative process, poiesis , is lacking in Herodotus and in history in general so that "poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are of the nature rather of universals, whereas those of history are singulars" ( Poetics 51a36). Aristotle set the academic approach to Herodotus for centuries. Scholars, even though fascinated by the wealth of information in the

63. The Persian Wars By Herodotus The Persian Wars by Herodotus. Translated by George Rawlinson 1942 Edited by Bruce J. Butterfield Book 1 CLIO Book 2 - EUTERPE Book 3 - THALIA http://www.parstimes.com/history/herodotus/persian_wars/

The Persian Wars by Herodotus Translated by: George Rawlinson 1942 Edited by: Bruce J. Butterfield Book 1 - CLIO Book 2 - EUTERPE Book 3 - THALIA Book 4 - MELPOMENE ... Front Page

64. Herodotus And The Bible : ChristianCourier.com Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century B.C. It is believed that he lived approximately 484425 B.C. For a number of years he traveled throughout http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/herodotus_and_the_bible

Home Articles Women of Hope View Shopping Cart Fortify Your Faith with our FREE weekly FYF Newsletter! Your Name Your E-Mail Recent Articles The Old Testament and Incense Was Jesus Afraid? Lessons Learned Through Illness A Lesson from the Leech ... Dignity Without Ostentation Herodotus and the Bible June 21, 2000 by Wayne Jackson This article shows how the histories of Herodotus confirm the reliability of the Bible. Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century B.C. It is believed that he lived approximately 484-425 B.C. For a number of years he traveled throughout the Persian empire, Egypt, and Scythia observing the culture of these ancient peoples. In his later life, Herodotus lived in Athens, finally settling in Italy where he spent the remainder of his days refining his masterpiece, The Persian Wars. In his effort to accomplish this feat, he went further and sought to give, as an introduction to the story, the whole history of the antique world as it was then known. This material occupies the first six of his nine books. He is generally viewed as the first writer to so unify the record of facts as to raise historical narrative to the level of literature. It should be noted, however, that his history was written in an age that lacked an abundance of solid factual documentation; his work is grounded, therefore, largely in oral tradition.

65. Herodotus: A Who2 Profile Herodotus is the ancient writer and reporter called The Father of History. He was among the first to approach the reporting of history in a logical and http://www.who2.com/herodotus.html

@import url("http://www.who2.com/css/standard_gamma.css"); Find Famous People Fast! Who2 FAQ Who2 Blog For Students Contact Who2 Browse by Name: A B C D ... Z Herodotus Historian Herodotus is the ancient writer and reporter called "The Father of History." He was among the first to approach the reporting of history in a logical and skeptical way; he tried to separate true events from myth, and made a point of identifying his sources and noting his trust (or lack of trust) in them. It didn't hurt that he was a colorful writer and commentator; his most famous work, The Histories, remains a widely-read account of ancient facts and legends and (in particular) of the Persian invasion of ancient Greece. (It's the main source for details on the famous battles at Marathon and Thermopylae.) Ironically, the details of Herodotus' own life are unclear. He is believed to have been born at Halicarnassus, on the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor, and to have traveled widely, collecting and recording stories as he went. Extra credit The Histories is sometimes titled The Inquiries or simply Histories ; all are variations on the original Greek.

66. Herodotus - Wikiquote Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek , Herodotos) (484 BCca. 425 BC) was a historian, known for his writings on the conflict between Greece and http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Herodotus

Herodotus From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡροδοτος, Herodotos) (484 BC-ca. 425 BC) was a historian, known for his writings on the conflict between Greece and Persia, as well as the descriptions he wrote of different places and people he met on his travels. edit The Histories Men trust their ears less than their eyes. Book 1, Ch. 8 Deem no man happy, until he passes the end of his life without suffering grief. Call no man happy till he dies The History of Herodotus Book I, Chapter 32 These races, Ionian and Dorian, were the foremost in ancient time, the first a Pelasgian and the second an Hellenic people. The Pelasgian stock has never yet left its habitation, the Hellenic has wandered often and afar. For in the days of king Deucalion it inhabited the land of Phthia, then in the time of Dorus son of Hellen the country called Histiaean, under Ossa and Olympus; driven by the Cadmeans from this Histiaean country it settled about Pindus in the partscalled Macedonian; thence again it migrated to Dryopia, and at last came from Dryopia to Peloponnesos, where it took the name of Dorian. Book 1, Ch. 56

67. Herodotus Ever since antiquity the Greek historian Herodotus (ca. 484Ð425 BC) has been called by some the father of history and by others the father of lies. http://net.lib.byu.edu/aldine/62Herodotus.html

62. Herodotus. Historiae Ever since antiquity the Greek historian Herodotus (ca. 484Ð425 B.C.) has been called by some "the father of history" and by others "the father of lies." Although his History , recognized for its simple, flowing style and entertaining narrative, has been praised by ancient and modern alike, its trustworthiness has been questioned both in ancient and modern times. Several ancient writers accused Herodotus of intentional falsehood. Not until the sixteenth century did Herodotus recover from the verdicts passed on him. The 1502 Aldine edition represents the first printing of Herodotus in the original Greek. During the age of exploration, when foreign diplomats, missionaries, and explorers wrote back to their native countries of faraway lands and strange customs, their accounts were extraordinarily reminiscent of Herodotus both in style and in method, especially reports from travelers and explorers concerning the discovery of America. These accounts vindicated Herodotus, because they showed that one could travel abroad, tell strange stories, and inquire into past events without necessarily being a liar. New exploration often revealed customs even more extraordinary than those described by Herodotus, and the latest reports were eagerly anticipated by the public. Exhibit Home Page New World Books

68. The History Of Herodotus II True religion has been banished; and such means have been found out to extract money even from the pockets of the poor. http://www.piney.com/Heredotus2.html

The History of Herodotus II By Herodotus Written 440 B.C.E Translated by George Rawlinson Bacchus Doves Embalming Levite-like Warriors ... See why the Dove represents the Father-Son Relationship. Euterpe On the death of Cyrus, Cambyses his son by Cassandane daughter of Pharnaspes took the kingdom. Cassandane had died in the lifetime of Cyrus, who had made a great mourning for her at her death, and had commanded all the subjects of his empire to observe the like. Cambyses, the son of this lady and of Cyrus, regarding the Ionian and Aeolian Greeks as vassals of his father, took them with him in his expedition against Egypt among the other nations which owned his sway. Now the Egyptians, before the reign of their king Psammetichus, believed themselves to be the most ancient of mankind. Since Psammetichus, however, made an attempt to discover who were actually the primitive race, they have been of opinion that while they surpass all other nations, the Phrygians surpass them in antiquity. This king, finding it impossible to make out by dint of inquiry what men were the most ancient, contrived the following method of discovery:- He took two children of the common sort, and gave them over to a herdsman to bring up at his folds, strictly charging him to let no one utter a word in their presence, but to keep them in a sequestered cottage, and from time to time

69. Gold Ants From Time For more than 2500 years, historians have been intrigued by Herodotus tale of large Herodotus story of ants bigger than foxes but smaller than dogs http://www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu/time.html

GOLDEN "ANTS" ON THE TRAIL OF HERODOTUS' FURRY, ORE-LOVING INSECTS TIME: DECEMBER 9, 1996 VOL. 148 NO. 26 NATURE BY THOMAS SANCTON/PARIS For more than 2,500 years, historians have been intrigued by Herodotus' tale of large furry ants that enriched the Persian empire by burrowing for gold. Herodotus' story of "ants bigger than foxes but smaller than dogs" inspired generations of treasure hunters and explorersgoing back to Alexander the Great. In the absence of proof, some classical scholars concluded that the man many call the father of history was at best gullible and at worst a liar. Now it appears he may have been rightor largely so. Recently returned from a Himalayan expedition, French explorer-anthropologist Michel Peissel and British photographer Sebastian Guinness say they have located the gold-digging ants on Pakistan's Dansar plain near the tense 1949 cease-fire line with India. The "ants," it turns out, are actually marmots, cat-size rodents that burrow in a gold-bearing stratum of sandy soil a few feet underground. Peissel believes Herodotus' confusion came from the ancient Persian word for marmot, which means mountain ant. Peissel first heard about the gold-digging marmots in 1983, while traveling on the Indian side of the border. Local Minaro tribesmen told him that their ancestors extracted gold from sand that stuck to the rodents' fur and was deposited on the surface. Trouble was, the marmots were located on the Pakistani side of the cease-fire line in an area that is regularly strafed with mortar and gunfire. It took Peissel 14 years to get permission to visit the region under Pakistani military escort. But he is convinced it was worth the wait. "The expedition's findings at long last vindicate Herodotus," says Peissel, "ending what may be the longest treasure hunt in history."

70. "Lost Herodotus" For more than 2500 years, historians have been intrigued by Herodotus tale of large furry ants that enriched the Persian empire by burrowing for gold. http://www.solearabiantree.net/poetry/herodotus.htm

Lost Herodotus "For more than 2,500 years, historians have been intrigued by Herodotus' tale of large furry ants that enriched the Persian empire by burrowing for gold. Recently returned from a Himalayan expedition, French explorer-anthropologist Michel Peissel and British photographer Sebastian Guinness say they have located the gold-digging ants on Pakistan's Dansar plain. The "ants," it turns out, are actually marmots. Peissel believes Herodotus' confusion came from the ancient Persian word for marmot, which means mountain ant."     —Time At first I think the giant ants of Herodotus are termites, but I am proven wrong. I am proven wrong by a white stone  which leaves my head and flies across the parking lot. The stone flies from my head and glides like an owl to roost in a dark corner of the parking lot. The giant ants of Herodotus dig in the earth and carry gold from their burrows in their fur. I think the giant ants  are termite mounds, but I am proven wrong. I am proven wrong by a young boy who stops and asks me for a cigarette. I am fishing

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