Oxford: Joseph Parker, c. 1830. Edition: Second edition. , Binding: Contemporary full calf with triple-lined gilt border, spine in six gilt compartments of raised bands, red morocco label on two and green morocco label on three, edges and endpapers marbled. , Notes: Text in Greek with some Latin.
The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written in about 440 BC, the Histories tell the story of the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. Herodotus travelled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. The Histories is divided into nine books, each named after one of the Muses. The rise of the Persian Empire is chronicled, as are the causes for the conflict with Greece. Herodotus treats the conflict as an ideological one, frequently contrasting the absolute power of the Persian king with the democratic government of the Greeks.
Thomas Gaisford was Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford as well as the dean of Christchurch. Among his numerous contributions to Greek literature may be mentioned Hephaestion's Encheiridion (1810), Poëtae Graeci minores (1814-1820), Stobaeus' Florilegium (1822), Herodotus' Histories, with variorum notes (1824), Suidas' Lexicon (1834), Etymologicon magnum (1848), Eusebius's Praeparatio (1843), and Demonstratio evangelica (1852). In 1856, the Gaisford prize for Greek composition was established at Oxford to perpetuate his memory.
, Size: 8vo, Volume: Two volumes., References: Dibdin II:28 (1825 edition)., Pages: P. Volume 1. title, blank, i-xxxvii, (1), 1-587; Volume 2. title, blank, 589-1120, (2), index (73)., Category: Book Classics; Book History; Book Asia Middle East Iran. An excellent copy, text is clean and crisp, in full decorative period calf. Item #B2574

Edition: Second edition. , Binding: Contemporary full calf with triple-lined gilt border, spine in six gilt compartments of raised bands, red morocco label on two and green morocco label on three, edges and endpapers marbled. , Notes: Text in Greek with some Latin.
The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written in about 440 BC, the Histories tell the story of the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. Herodotus travelled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. The Histories is divided into nine books, each named after one of the Muses. The rise of the Persian Empire is chronicled, as are the causes for the conflict with Greece. Herodotus treats the conflict as an ideological one, frequently contrasting the absolute power of the Persian king with the democratic government of the Greeks.
Thomas Gaisford was Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford as well as the dean of Christchurch. Among his numerous contributions to Greek literature may be mentioned Hephaestion's Encheiridion (1810), Poëtae Graeci minores (1814-1820), Stobaeus' Florilegium (1822), Herodotus' Histories, with variorum notes (1824), Suidas' Lexicon (1834), Etymologicon magnum (1848), Eusebius's Praeparatio (1843), and Demonstratio evangelica (1852). In 1856, the Gaisford prize for Greek composition was established at Oxford to perpetuate his memory.
, Size: 8vo, Volume: Two volumes., References: Dibdin II:28 (1825 edition)., Pages: P. Volume 1. title, blank, i-xxxvii, (1), 1-587; Volume 2. title, blank, 589-1120, (2), index (73)., Category: Book Classics; Book History; Book Asia Middle East Iran.

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