Title: Democracys first struggle Herodotus histories - Hardcover

Democracy's First Struggle: Herodotus' Histories.

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Buchbeschreibung Cloth with dustjacket. Zustand: Gut. VIII, 150 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag mit Klarsichtfolie eingeschlagen, Klarsichtfolienumschlag berieben und weist Anhaftungen auf, Buchrück ausgeblichen, kleiner roter Fleck auf Kopfschnitt, Notizen auf Vorsatz, sonst guter Zustand, mit persönlicher Widmung an Wolfgang Haase, diese ist jedoch nicht vom Autor / dust jacket wrapped in clear film, clear film jacket rubbed and has adhesions, spine faded, small red stain on top edge, notes on endpapers, otherwise good condition, with personal dedication to Wolfgang Haase (not by the author). - The Greek Herodotus (484-430 b.c.) was the first scientific historian. His reportage was of a grand scale, for he sought to chronicle no less an event than the clash of ideologies that was the Persian Wars. By his own words, he aimed in the Histories to "preserve the memory of the past by putting on record the astonishing achievements both of our own [Greek] and of the Asiatic peoples; secondly, and more particularly, to show how the two races came into conflict." Literally as events were breaking as the Persian Xerxes clashed with the Spartans, Athenians, and other Greeks and was expelled forever from the birthplace of democracy Herodotus set out on many journeys that were to take him over nearly all the ancient world, to discover why the Greeks and Persians fought; the political persuasions of their leaders; and the lot that fell to the fighting men on both sides. His investigations led to his fascinating discussions of geography, religion, and social and military history, as well as of the human interest topics of personal jealousies, extramarital intrigues, and plain treachery. In short, his wonderfully vivid prose re-creates an immensely important era in Western history. In these pages, Joseph Farber catches the spirit of Herodotus. With his camera in one hand, and Herodotus' Histories in the other, he traveled in Greece and Egypt for three years, photographing the places, temples, statuary, and archeological artifacts related to the text. His view of the ancient world, like Herodotus' own, is panoramic the snow-covered rugged mountains of Sparta, the gods immortalized in marble, the classic Greek temples on square sunlit hilltops, a Persian gold coin depicting royalty, the pyramids. Mr. Farber has edited the modern Aubrey de Selincourt translation to emphasize the major events that led inevitably to the crushing defeat of the Persians at Salamis and Plataea and with that defeat, the triumph of democracy over tyranny. Joseph Farber's involvement with photography is of many fruitful years' duration. While at Columbia University, he worked with Edward Steichen at the New York Camera Club, and he was staff photographer at the New York Military Academy. He has photographed widely in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, and has exhibited often most recently at Dartmouth College with "Native Americans Now." Among his published works are Portrait of Essex, Thomas Jefferson Redivivus, and a number of distinguished articles for The Magazine Antiques. / CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE Ancient Kings of Asia Travels in Egypt Darius Becomes King The Battle at Marathon Xerxes Plans to Conquer Greece Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium Salamis Plataea APPENDIX LOCATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS INDEX. ISBN 9780517520949 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Artikel-Nr. 1169988

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