Herodotus

An Account Of Egypt (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Herodotus, a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BCE, wrote "An Account of Egypt." The book is a detailed account of Herodotus's travels to Egypt, where he spent several years studying culture, history, and geography. Herodotus talks about the Nile River's geography, Egyptian religion and mythology, ancient Egyptian art and architecture, and their customs and traditions. Herodotus's observations about how Egyptian and Greek cultures are alike and different are one of the most interesting parts of "An Account of Egypt." The author talks about the many ways the two civilizations are similar, like how they were both interested in math, astronomy, and medicine. "An Account of Egypt" is an interesting book to look at one of the world's oldest and longest-lasting civilizations. It has a lot of information about Egyptian culture and history, and scholars and historians still study it and use it as a reference today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789358010541
• Artikelnr.: 68484366

Autorenporträt

Herodotus (c.¿484 - c.¿425 BC) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey). He is known for having written the book The Histories, a detailed record of his inquiry on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is widely considered to have been the first writer to have treated historical subjects using a method of systematic investigation-specifically, by collecting his materials and then critically arranging them into an historiographic narrative. On account of this, he is often referred to as The Father of History, a title first conferred on him by the first-century BC Roman orator Cicero. Despite Herodotus's historical significance, little is known about his personal life. His Histories primarily deals with the lives of Croesus, Cyrus, Cambyses, Smerdis, Darius, and Xerxes and the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Artemisium, Salamis, Plataea, and Mycale; however, his many cultural, ethnographical, geographical, historiographical, and other digressions form a defining and essential part of The Histories and contain a wealth of information. Herodotus has been criticized for the fact that his book includes many obvious legends and fanciful accounts. Many authors, starting with the late fifth-century BC historian Thucydides, have accused him of making up stories for entertainment. However, Herodotus states that he is merely reporting what he has seen and heard. A sizable portion of the information he provides has since been confirmed by historians and archaeologists.