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199846116EN<p>In English also available in Greek. Cloth 30x23 cm 334 pp. ill.: 237 images; net weight 2160 gr.</p><p>From as early as the prehistoric period Cyprus played an important role in the Mediterranean area as an economic centre and as a cultural crossroads. This book is not confined to religion and religious traditions. The author uses a large number of excavation finds and literary and epigraphic sources to record the history of Cyprus over the centuries and the influences to which it was subjected by the peoples of the Mediterranean and the Near East.</p><p><strong>CONTENTS:</strong></p><p>IMMIGRANTS GODS AND HEROES - AEGEAN SEA MEETS THE EAST - THE BACKGROUND - MYTHOLOGICAL IMAGES IN MYCENEAN POTTERY FROM CYPRUS AND UGARIT - THE GREEKS SETTLE IN CYPRUS - YOUNG GODS AND GODDESSES - GREEK GODS AND HEROES IN CYPRUS - THE INFLUENCE OF GREEK EPIC AND ITS LOCAL ADAPTATION 10th - 7th ce. B.C. - THE GREEK HERACLES - GREEK GODS AND HEROES AND THE CYPRIOT HERCULES - GREEK GODS AND HEROES ON CYPRIOT COINS - THE GREEK PRESENCE IN CYPRUS DURING THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN ERAS: GODS AND HEROES - OTHER SECONDARY DIVINITIES AND HEROES - GREEK GODS AND HEROES IN MOSAIC FLOORING: I. NEW PAPHOS - II. PALAIPAPHOS - III. COURION - IV. ALASSA - V. SALAMIS // BIBLIOGRAPHY - INDEX.</p><p>==============================================================</p><p><strong><em><strong>IMPORTANT: The shipping cost estimated by the system covers books weighing up to 750 gr.; a surcharge depending on the actual weight and destination applies for heavier books. You can also choose an international transporter and pay the shipping cost at delivery in your country.</strong></em></strong></p> Commercial Bank of Greece hardcover
19453144Wad Medani Blue Nile. 1945. Hardcover. Good. Boards have come away from stapled textblock-- easily repaired if necessary. Signed by A. J. Arkell on inner cover of boards. Staples are rusted. Light pencil notes on a few pages.; Sudan Historical Studies Note No. 1; 31 pages; Signed by One Author . hardcover
1908038519Detroit: Bay View Reading Club 1908 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. "Greek life by many writers edited and arranged by John M. Hall." A survey of Greece as it was in 1900. with brief but informative chapters on : The geography of Greece/The beginnings of Greece/ The golden age of Greece/Modern Greece/A glympse of mythology /Literature of the golden age/Art in the days of Phidias/Early Greek life /Greek characteristics/Greek politics/The royal family and courts of justice/The church /What the Greeks read/Public education/Archeology and art/Local government/Country life /The army and the navy/ Greek manners and customs /Women's work/ Material conditions. 225 illus. map.This is the ORIGINAL 1908 hardcover edition and NOT a print on demand copy. Neat clean and unmarked minor shelf wear corners slightly bumped. Bay View Reading Club hardcover
19684003Cambridge University Press. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Former owner's embossed seal on ffep and titlepage. Light foxing to textblock. Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and small tears now protected in mylar. Light browning to DJ. DJ is price-clipped.; This book is written in the belief that a proper understanding of Greek civilization in antiquity requires some knowledge of its background of seafaring. A knowledge of nautical practice is required for an understanding of some passages of Greek poetry and prose writing and for a correct interpretation of numerous historical events. This is an attempt at a thorough study of the evidence both literary and archaeological. Modern reference books tend to repeat the misconceptions of nineteenth-century scholars. In contrast Mr Morrison and Mr Williams have written a scholarly and scientific study of the subject. They collect in this volume evidence for Greek oared ships between 900 and 322 BC. The book is primarily a catalogue of decorated pottery and quotations from literature and from naval inventories. The pottery is illustrated by diagrams and plates; and the quotations are given in full.; 356 pages . 0521057701 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1957MAIN004351IAthens: Commerical Bank of Greece. VG-/Fair only. 1957. 1st. hardcover. 4to . 157pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY: TOO BIG. Spine cocked a bit bit of transfer and wet-spotting top rear/spine area. BADLY torn DJ. Tipped in at the top of the front end paper is a typed letter signed by Andreadis dated 1972 thanking a person for the letter which accompanied the gift of a painting by someone else. The true author of this book is a bit unclear as Professor Andreadis is listed as the President of the bank. About 15 pp of text followed by the plates some color. Limitation notice of 1000 copies. Not a pretty copy however! . Commerical Bank of Greece hardcover
200010124The British Academy & Oxford University Press. 2000. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. One corner very lightly bumped else fine.; Proceedings of the British Academy 104; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Within the great diversity of their world the assertion of origin was essential to the ancient Greeks in defining their sense of who they were and how they distinguished themselves from neighbours and strangers. Each person's name might carry both identity and origin - 'I am' . . . inseparable from 'I come from' . . . Names have surfaced in many guises and locations - on coins and artefacts embedded within inscriptions and manuscripts - carrying with them evidence even from prehistoric and preliterate times. The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names has already identified more than 200000 individuals. The contributors to this volume draw on this resource to demonstrate the breadth of scholarly uses to which name evidence can be put. These essays narrate the stories of political and social change revealed by the incidence of personal names and cast a fascinating light upon both the natural and supernatural phenomena which inspired them. This volume offers dramatic illumination of the ways in which the ancient Greeks both created and interpreted their world through the specific language of personal names. . 0197262163 . The British Academy & Oxford University Press hardcover
200011267The British Academy & Oxford University Press. 2000. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Dustjacket has 1 tear to head of spine and 1 tear to bottom rear corner. Top edge of front board very lightly bumped else fine. Signed by Elaine Matthews to ffep.; Proceedings of the British Academy 104; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Within the great diversity of their world the assertion of origin was essential to the ancient Greeks in defining their sense of who they were and how they distinguished themselves from neighbours and strangers. Each person's name might carry both identity and origin - 'I am' . . . inseparable from 'I come from' . . . Names have surfaced in many guises and locations - on coins and artefacts embedded within inscriptions and manuscripts - carrying with them evidence even from prehistoric and preliterate times. The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names has already identified more than 200000 individuals. The contributors to this volume draw on this resource to demonstrate the breadth of scholarly uses to which name evidence can be put. These essays narrate the stories of political and social change revealed by the incidence of personal names and cast a fascinating light upon both the natural and supernatural phenomena which inspired them. This volume offers dramatic illumination of the ways in which the ancient Greeks both created and interpreted their world through the specific language of personal names.; Signed by One Author . 0197262163 . The British Academy & Oxford University Press hardcover
19624006Harvard University Press. 1962. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Minor shelfwear. Small tear 1/2 cm at base of spine. Former owner's name on ffep. Small affixed sticker to ffep. Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and a few small tears. Browning to DJ spine. DJ rubbed in places.; Contents: Byzantium and Venice; Crete and Venice; Greek Colony in Venice; part II. The Disseminators: Michael Apostolis; Marcus Musurus; Arsenios Apostolis; Zacharias Calliergis; Demetrius Ducas; Desiderius Erasmus;; 348 pages . Harvard University Press hardcover
199895837<p>Series: Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani: <em>Corpus des Sculpturen der Römischen Welt</em> Band III Faszikel I. Clothboundjacket 29 cm 126 pp. 66 plates; net weight 1050 gr.</p> Akademie von Athen hardcover
197731755W. Kohlhammer Verlag. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Scholar's bookplate to ffep G. P. Goold. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Laminate lifting in places from DJ. A couple of tears and yellowing to DJ.; Die Religionen Der Menschheit ; Bd. 15; 508 pages . 3170043455 . W. Kohlhammer Verlag hardcover
197218218Munich: C. H. Beck. 1972. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. A couple of corners lightly bumped. Else book is fine. DJ has 2 very small tears and light shelfwear.; 1972 reprint of the 1926 ed. Pp 631-1657; Handbuch Der Altertumswissenschaft. Abt. 4; Teil 1 Bd. 1; 4.1.1; 1026 pages . 3406013627 . C. H. Beck hardcover
197922184Munich: C. H. Beck. 1979. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. A couple of corners lightly bumped. Else book is fine. DJ has 2 very small tears.; 1972/79 reprint of the 1920/26 ed. Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaft. 1657pp.; Handbuch Der Altertumswissenschaft. Abt. 4; Teil 1 Bd. 1; 4.1.1; 630 pages . 3406013600 . C. H. Beck hardcover
191021214London: MacMillan and Co. Limited. 1910. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and with a bit of spotting to rear boards. Stickers of country flags tipped-in on endpapers and half-title page. One closed tear to front map. The map facing pp 22 Delphi is torn. ; With thirteen maps and twenty-three plans. Folding map in rear pocket. A handsome Baedeker look-alike. Maps in color on japon paper. ; Macmillan's Guides; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; xlix 226 6 pages . MacMillan and Co. , Limited hardcover
1992S9626<p><strong>The Bestowement of Justice in Corfu from the Senior Priests During the Period of the Venetian Rule 1604-1797 - According to Unpublished Documents of the Historical Archives at Corfu</strong></p><p>Athens 1992. Brand new. In Greek. Soft cover 24 cm 608 pp. Limited availability.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>==================================================================</p><p><b>IMPORTANT : The shipping cost in not included in the price. You will have to approve it after the confirmation of the order.</b></p> Self-publication paperback
1974S7008<p><em><strong>The Stone Age in Epeirus Greece</strong></em></p><p>In Greek. Soft cover 24 cm 142 pp. ill.</p><p>==================================================================</p><p><strong>IMPORTANT: The price does NOT include the shipping cost which depends on actual weight and destination. You will receive a message after placing the order with the exact cost and the options available; then you will have to approve / reject this cost; you may also ask about this cost before placing the order at siatras@hotmail.com .</strong></p> University of Ioannina paperback
198629966The Flanginian School of Venice. In greek. Soft cover 24 cm 408 pp. Α history of this famous school of Venice also known as "Hellenomouseion" established by Thomas Flangines in 1664 and operated until 1905. Kyriakides Bros. paperback
19747032<p><em><strong>The Greek Revolution 1821</strong></em></p><p>Athens: Melissa 1974. Sixth improved edition. Six hard cover volumes 29 cm 4150 pp. ill.: images drawings maps. Bibliography. Index. Net weight 13.6 kg.</p><p><strong><em>THE DEFINITE BOOK ON THE GREEK REVOLUTION !!</em></strong></p><p><em>The most complete and extensive historical work on the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman Turks; as a result the Greek nation regenerated and the modern Greek State emerged in the map of Europe. The historian describes vividly how the Greeks were organized under the auspices of the Orthodox Church kept their language and traditions during the long occupation and finally revolt to gain their freedom. Though an historical book it's a must for every religious library. The opening gravure of the first volume is characteristic of the role of the Church in the Revolution: the Bishop Germanos of Patras declares the Revolution on March 25 1821. The current 6th edition in six illustrated volumes contains the final version of the work.</em></p><p><em><strong>IMPORTANT: The shipping cost is an important parameter of this order; it is NOT included in the price and depends on the actual weight and destination; you will have to approve it after the confirmation of the order. You may ask for an estimate before placing the order at: dem.siatras@gmail.com</strong><br /></em></p> Melissa hardcover
1990S8393<p><em><strong>Music in Venetian Crete</strong></em></p><p>In greek; documents in the original italian. Soft cover 24 cm 172 pp. Reprint.</p> paperback
199895934<p><i><b>The Eight-Shaped Shield in the Aegean in the 2nd Millennium B.C.</b></i></p><p>In Greek. Soft cover 29 cm 278 pp. 43 plates. ISBN 960-709960-5.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>IMPORTANT: </b>The price does NOT include the shipping cost which depends on actual weight and destination. You will receive a message after placing the order with the exact cost and the options available; then you will have to approve / reject this cost; you may also ask about the exact shipping cost before placing the order; just send a message at siatras@hotmail.com . </p> Academy of Athens paperback
1994S3447<p><em><strong>The Prehistoric Inhabiting of Greece and the Origin of the Greek Nation 2 vols.</strong></em></p><p>In Greek. <em>The Archaeological Society at Athens Library Series</em> No. 139. Soft cover 24 cm CXXIII1717 pp. 127 maps.</p><p><strong>CONTENTS:</strong></p><p>ΤΟΜΟΣ A: Î Ïόλογος - ΒιβλιογÏαφία - Εισαγωγή - ΜΕΡΟΣ ΠΡΩΤΟÎ: Η ΚΑΤΟΙΚΗΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗÎΙΚΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΟΥΣ ΧΡΟÎΟΥΣ: Α'. ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΙΘΟΥ: ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠΙ. ΠΑΛΑΙΟΛΙΘΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων - Επισκόπησις της Παλαιολιθικής ΠεÏιόδου της Ελλάδος ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠII. ÎΕΟΛΙΘΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων - Επισκόπησις της Îεολιθικής κατοικήσεως του ÎµÎ»Î»Î·Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Ï‡ÏŽÏου - Î’'. ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΑΛΚΟΥ: ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠIII. ΠΡΩΙΜΟΣ ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΑΛΚΟΥ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων - Επισκόπησις της κατοικήσεως του ÎµÎ»Î»Î·Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Ï‡ÏŽÏου κατά την Ï€Ïώιμον Έποχήν του Î§Î±Î»ÎºÎ¿Ï ÎšÎ•Î¦Î‘Î›Î‘Î™ÎŸÎ IV. ΜΕΣΗ ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΑΛΚΟΥ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων - Επισκόπησις της κατοικήσεως του ÎµÎ»Î»Î·Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Ï‡ÏŽÏου κατά την μÎσην Έποχήν του Î§Î±Î»ÎºÎ¿Ï // ΤΟΜΟΣ B: ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠV. ΥΣΤΕΡΑ ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΑΛΚΟΥ: 1. ΥΣΤΕΡΟΕΛΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΥΚ-ΥΜ Ι ΥΠΟΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων 2. ΥΣΤΕΡΟΕΛΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΥΚ-ΥΜ II ΥΠΟΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων 3. ΑΚΑΘΟΡΙΣΤΟΥ ΥΣΤΕΡΟΕΛΛΑΔΙΚΗΣ ΥΚ-ΥΜ Ι-ΙΙ Ή III ΥΠΟΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΥ ΘΕΣΕΙΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων 4. ΥΣΤΕΡΟΕΛΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΥΚ-ΥΜ III ΥΠΟΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Ι. ΥΣΤΕΡΟΕΛΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΥΚ-ΥΜ III Α ΦΑΣΙΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων II. ΥΣΤΕΡΟΕΛΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΥΚ-ΥΜ III Î’ ΦΑΣΙΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων III. ΥΣΤΕΡΟΕΛΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΥΚ-ΥΜ III Γ ΦΑΣΙΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων - Επισκόπησις της κατοικήσεως του ÎµÎ»Î»Î·Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Ï‡ÏŽÏου κατά την υστÎÏαν Εποχήν του Î§Î±Î»ÎºÎ¿Ï - Γ'. ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΙΔΗΡΟΥ: ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠVI. ΠΡΩΙΜΟΣ ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΙΔΗΡΟΥ: 1. ΥΠΟΜΥΚΗÎΑΪΚΗ ΥΠΟΜΙÎΩΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων 2. ΠΡΩΤΟΓΕΩΜΕΤΡΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων 3. ΓΕΩΜΕΤΡΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ: Κατάλογος των γνωστών θÎσεων - Επισκόπησις της κατοικήσεως του ÎµÎ»Î»Î·Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Ï‡ÏŽÏου κατά την Ï€Ïώιμον Εποχήν του ΣιδήÏου - ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠVII. ΑΠΡΟΣΔΙΟΡΙΣΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΧΡΟÎΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ ΘΕΣΕΙΣ: Κατάλογος των θÎσεων - ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠVIII. ΓΕÎΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΣΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΗΣΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ: 1. Πίναξ ΙΙ. Γενικός κατάλογος των μÎχÏι του Îτους 1990 αναγνωÏισθεισών Ï€ÏοϊστοÏικών θÎσεων της Ελλάδος κατά πεÏιοχάς και πεÏιόδους 2. Γενική συνοπτική επισκόπησις της Ï€ÏοϊστοÏικής κατοικήσεως του ÎµÎ»Î»Î·Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Ï‡ÏŽÏου - ΜΕΡΟΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟÎ: ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΗ ΕΘÎΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗÎΙΚΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ: ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠIX. ΤΑ ΔΕΔΟΜΕÎΑ ΔΙΑ ΤΗΠΜΕΛΕΤΗΠΤΟΥ ΘΕΜΑΤΟΣ: Εθνολογικά συμπεÏάσματα - ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΠΧ. Η ΓΕÎΕΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗÎΙΚΟΥ ΕΘÎΟΥΣ: 1. Στάθμισις των δια την ÎÏευναν του θÎματος ακολουθουμÎνων μεθόδων 2. Τελικόν συμπÎÏασμα - INDICES.</p><p>==================================================================</p><p><strong>IMPORTANT: The price does NOT include the shipping cost which depends on actual weight and destination. You will receive a message after placing the order with the exact cost and the options available; then you will have to approve / reject this cost; you may also ask about this cost before placing the order at siatras@hotmail.com .</strong></p> Archaeological Society paperback
1998044903Ioannina: Adelphotita Zitsaion Epeirou - Koinotita Zitsas 1998 Book. Fine. Original Wraps. 1st Greek Ed. Zitsa in Epiros as seen through the eyes of various 19th.C travellers to Greece .Pages 1-130 are in Greek followed by extracts - in English French Italian etc. Eisagoge: I. Oi xenoi periegites yia te Zitsa: F.C.H.L Pouqueville. Guillaume de Vaudoncourt. William Martin Leake. Lord Byron. John Cam Hobhouse. Henry Holland. William Turner. Thomas Smart Hughes. Thomas R. Jolliffe. Benjamin Disraeli. Joseph d'Estourmel. Richard Burgess. James J. Best. Edward Lear. Ferdinand-Joseph Maximilian. George Ferguson Bowen. Giuseppe Regaldi. Henry Fanshawe Tozer. Alexander Schlafli. Emily-Anne Strangford. Francesco Guicciardini II. Alles Plerofories yia ton periegitismo ste Zitsa tou 19ou aiona: Epilogos. Paratima. Chartes-Eikones. Bibliografia.p 131-185 plus maps and plates p187-207 220p. illus. B & W bibliography.maps.index. Only 1 copy found in WorldCat ISBN 9608636900. Adelphotita Zitsaion Epeirou - Koinotita Zitsas paperback
1934032328Rutland: The Tuttle Company 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 240 Pp. Black Cloth Gilt. Near Fine- No Wear Except Some Rubbing To Gilt Title On Spine Other Gilt Still Brilliant. Light Foxing To Top Edge Of Page Block Pages And Endpapers And Covers Immaculate. Name Stamps Of Los Angeles Professor C C Crawford On First Free Endpaper And On Edges Of Page Block. Dj With A Few Small Chips At Top And Bottom Edges No Loss Of Lettering Some Browning To Spine. <br/> <br/> The Tuttle Company hardcover
1988S6984Athens: ELIA 1988. In Greek. A facsimile reprint of the famous journal of the 19th century. Ten volumes. ELIA
199111299Princeton University Press. 1991. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Small black pen line to front panel 2 cm else DJ fine.; 184 pages; Why does a power expand and become an empire Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia but also identified the city's expansion as a new manifestation of imperialist aggression. In this skillful analysis of Herodotus' intellectual world J.A.S. Evans combines historical anthropological and literary techniques to show how the war affected not only the great thinker's view of Persian aggression and of the people involved in it but also the shape of the Histories themselves. The first essay discusses Herodotus' investigation of imperialism and the second finds the beginnings of biography in his descriptions of individuals particularly in his well-crafted portrait of Cyrus. The third essay describes the "Father of History" as a collector and evaluator of local oral stories sources for the written work that was destined by its scope and unifying plan to introduce a new genre. Evans draws analogies between Herodotus' methods and those of oral historians in other cultures particularly in precolonial Africa. He also explores comparisons between Herodotus in Egypt and sixteenth- and seventeenth-century European ethnologists in the Americas. . 0691068712 . Princeton University Press hardcover
199111300Princeton University Press. 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Scholar's name to ffep E. Badian else book is fine. Very light shelfwear to DJ else fine.; 184 pages; Why does a power expand and become an empire Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia but also identified the city's expansion as a new manifestation of imperialist aggression. In this skillful analysis of Herodotus' intellectual world J.A.S. Evans combines historical anthropological and literary techniques to show how the war affected not only the great thinker's view of Persian aggression and of the people involved in it but also the shape of the Histories themselves. The first essay discusses Herodotus' investigation of imperialism and the second finds the beginnings of biography in his descriptions of individuals particularly in his well-crafted portrait of Cyrus. The third essay describes the "Father of History" as a collector and evaluator of local oral stories sources for the written work that was destined by its scope and unifying plan to introduce a new genre. Evans draws analogies between Herodotus' methods and those of oral historians in other cultures particularly in precolonial Africa. He also explores comparisons between Herodotus in Egypt and sixteenth- and seventeenth-century European ethnologists in the Americas. . 0691068712 . Princeton University Press hardcover
