The Tale of the Great Persian War

The Tale of the Great Persian War From the Histories of Herodotus (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Tale of the Great Persian War: From the Histories of Herodotus

He will thus see that the historical conception of the age (if it deserves the name) was pre-emi uently religious; that it sought less for the truth of actual facts than for evidence of its theological convictions; and that a narrative which met this test underwent in other respects no careful and rigorous scrutiny. The tale which proved the living jealousy of the gods, which spoke of ven.

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ISBN: 9780259485698
Publisher: Fb&c Ltd
Imprint: Forgotten Books
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Number of pages: 476
Weight: -1g
Height: 10mm
Width: 6mm
Spine width: 1mm