An edition of The way of Herodotus
(2008)
The way of Herodotus
travels with the man who invented history
1st Da Capo Press ed.
by Justin Marozzi
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The way of Herodotus: travels with the man who invented history
2008, Da Capo Press
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- 1st Da Capo Press ed.
0306816210 9780306816215
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Dog-headed men, gold-digging ants and flying snakes, or, Why we should all read Herodotus
Turkey. Priestesses with beards ; Underwater Herodotus
Iraq. Fools and wars ; Baghdad, evangelicals and mocking madmen ; Babylon
Egypt. Memphis and Thebes : tall stories and self-immolating cats, or, No sex in temples, please, we're Egyptian ; Herodotus in Hollywood (and the Sahara) ; Cairo, mother of the world
Greece. Athens, city hall of wisdom ; Herodotus meets Aristotle ; Thessaloniki : history on the front line ; An exorcism ; Lunch (and a good deal of Retsina) with Patrick Leigh Fermor ; 'Fill high the bowl with Samian wine!' ; Wassailing gods, pious priests and tearful monks.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.
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