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The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and Greek city-states that started in 499 BCi and lasted until 449 BC. The collision between the fractious political world of the Greeks and the enormous... Read Full Overview

Translated by George Rawlinson, Introduction by Francis R.B. Godolphin

Features an introduction by Francis RB Godolphin.

Selections from Herodotus' History which follow the events of the great war between the Greeks and the Persians. The translated extracts include Herodotus' descriptions of the preparations for war and of the great land- and sea-battles which took place. Linking commentaries explain... Read Full Overview

The Story Of The Persian War: From Herodotus (1882) is a historical account of the Persian War as written by the Greek historian Herodotus. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive narrative of the conflict between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states, which took... Read Full Overview

The Tale of the Great Persian War: From the Histories of Herodotus is a book written by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus and translated into English by George Rawlinson in 1861. The book is a detailed account of the Persian War, which took place between 492 and 449 BC, and... Read Full Overview

The Tale Of The Great Persian War: From The Histories Of Herodotus is a historical account of the Persian Wars written by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. The book was originally published in 1861 and is a translation of Herodotus' original work, which was written in the... Read Full Overview

The Story of the Persian War: From Herodotus (1882) is a historical account written by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. The book chronicles the events of the Persian War, which took place between 490 and 479 BCE. The Persian War was a series of conflicts between the Persian... Read Full Overview