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Delphi Complete Works of Herodotus (Illustrated) (Delphi Ancient Classics Book 12) Kindle Edition

by Herodotus (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
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The Father of History deserves a place in all digital libraries. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Herodotus, in both Greek and English, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

Please note: some Kindle software programs cannot display Greek characters correctly, however they do display correctly on Kindle devices.

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Herodotus’ life and works
* Features the complete HISTORIES, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introduction to the text, with a detailed synoptic summary of each Book
* Includes Godley’s celebrated translation, previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Herodotus
* Images of famous paintings that have been inspired by Herodotus’ works
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables
* Includes a special Dual Text feature, with paragraph by paragraph access to the Greek and English translation – ideal for students of Classical Greek
* Features a bonus biography - discover Herodotus’ ancient world
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres



CONTENTS:

The Translations
THE HISTORIES

The Greek Text
PRONOUNCING ANCIENT GREEK
CONTENTS OF GREEK TEXT

Dual Text
DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXT

The Biography
HERODOTUS by T. W. Lumb
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BG6VL00
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Delphi Classics; 1st edition (February 14, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 14, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 8228 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 3015 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 69 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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James Charles Schroder
5.0 out of 5 stars Be prepared to be entertained, informed, and shocked. All parties in this book
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021
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are not all angles nor real heroes. Some are great men and are heroes.
Some are not. Some are traitors. All get what they deserve and some
suffer for no reason at all. I recommend this book for history lovers
Who want to know the truth.
Herodotus delivers.
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Scott Lund
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Read, great pricde
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2019
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Glad I bought the book
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John downunder
4.0 out of 5 stars This series is excellent value for money
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2014
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This series is excellent value for money. For classicists to be able to carry around texts and reputable translations in their Kindles or on tablets is ideal for traveling and background reading. For more detailed study the standard paper editions and support texts will continue to be more convenient. That is, until click cross-referencing, as per Logos type editions for Biblical texts has been extended to the classics. The price difference between this and Logos, immediately betrays the extra work needed go completely paperless. I doubt it is worth it. There would seem to be always a place for paper, in some fields anyway.

I presume some glitches are still being removed. With the Herodotus edition that I received, accessing the tables of contents was not easy. There are three key ToCs (and they could not be accessed from the ToC "Go to" feature): to the English version; to the Greek version; and to the Greek-English dual version. The first is easily found by scrolling from the beginning, but the second is at location 12,497 and the third at 57,560. The Greek text seems fine where I have sampled. Compare the parallel edition of Thucydides and my review ad loc.
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Jack Gryglewski
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know about the Greek and Persion Wars
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Like ancient history
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S. dattoli
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014
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I love this collection! Everything at my fingertips on my Kindle, so that I have it with me all the time.
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richwill
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2015
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An in depth study of ancient history.
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Lanke
4.0 out of 5 stars Illustrated Herodotus
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2013
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This is an excellent value with its illustrations and for those who can read it: the Greek translation.
However, the main thing I missed was that the illustrations are general in nature and not directly related to the text. It would be extremely helpful in reading it if they were used in the manner of footnotes, to illustrate points in the text. But this would be expeciting too much for the cost of the ebook.
I would like to see such an edition and would be prepared to pay a good deal more for it.
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Carolyn Simons
4.0 out of 5 stars Adequate
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2013
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No help as to political and physical geography and individuals. Spend much time on Google.

But worth it at the price.
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Gustavo S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fundamental.
Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2023
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A must-read textbook to be explored by Ancient History lovers.
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Marfisa
1.0 out of 5 stars totally unsatisfactory
Reviewed in Italy on October 26, 2014
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I don't know if it was my fault, but suddenly I simply couldn't read it. I got problems to remove it from my kindle too.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars The Histories n particular is brilliant. Full of anecdotal stories which embellish the work
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2014
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A superb iece of work . The Histories n particular is brilliant. Full of anecdotal stories which embellish the work. His metho of collecting te data is a feat in itself
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John Mac
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2016
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I really enjoy reading Herodotus.
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Xoanwolf
4.0 out of 5 stars it is good always to go to the root of history and ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2016
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it is good always to go to the root of history and read between the lines for the historical background
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