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624 pages • first pub -430 (editions) user-added
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Language: Translated to english
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Classics)
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The Histories by Herodotus is ideal for readers who relish immersive explorations of ancient civilizations and the intricate interplay of culture, conflict, and human ambition through meticulously detailed storytelling.
Description
Herodotus's Histories is the first great prose work in European literature. Its main theme is the heroic and successful struggle of a small and divided Greece against the mighty empire of Persia with its under- lying conflict between the absolutis...
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informative: 85%
adventurous: 57%
challenging: 50%
reflective: 27%
funny: 14%
dark: 10%
inspiring: 7%
tense: 6%
lighthearted: 5%
mysterious: 4%
emotional: 3%
relaxing: 3%
hopeful: 1%
sad: 1%
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Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Animal cruelty, Animal deathModerate
Slavery, Misogyny, Sexual violenceMinor
Rape, Suicide, Torture
624 pages • first pub -430 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: Translated to english
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: Not specified
The Histories by Herodotus is ideal for readers who relish immersive explorations of ancient civilizations and the intricate interplay of culture, conflict, and human ambition through meticulously detailed storytelling.
Description
Herodotus's Histories is the first great prose work in European literature. Its main theme is the heroic and successful struggle of a small and divided Greece against the mighty empire of Persia with its under- lying conflict between the absolutis...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 85%
adventurous: 57%
challenging: 50%
reflective: 27%
funny: 14%
dark: 10%
inspiring: 7%
tense: 6%
lighthearted: 5%
mysterious: 4%
emotional: 3%
relaxing: 3%
hopeful: 1%
sad: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Animal cruelty, Animal deathModerate
Slavery, Misogyny, Sexual violenceMinor
Rape, Suicide, Torture