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Did you know that Egyptian women urinate standing up and the men do it squatting? :-)
The inevitable factoid found in every Western Civ textbook I ever had to slog through but Herodotus was a deeper thinker and more careful author than usually given credit for and, beyond that, a master writer (both in the original Greek and in a good translation).
The inevitable factoid found in every Western Civ textbook I ever had to slog through but Herodotus was a deeper thinker and more careful author than usually given credit for and, beyond that, a master writer (both in the original Greek and in a good translation).
You're either a Thucydides fan or a Herodotus fan. It's something you're born. I've always been a Herodotus fan--- I like the structure of the Histories, the sweep of the story, the asides and the descriptions. This is how History begins, and 2500 years later, it's still brilliant. This is how I first began to think about History and the ancient world--- a book I've kept with me since my early teens. I can't imagine being without it.
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New translations of old books rule. Waterfield's recent translation is no exception. The Ring composition takes some getting used to, and on occassion I wished that Herodotus would just get on to Thermopyle. Entertaining and informative.
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