{"product_id":"the-histories-by-herodotus-9780199535668","title":"The Histories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerodotus is not only known as the \u003cem\u003efather of history\u003c\/em\u003e, as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography. As well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of one-eyed men and gold-digging ants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis readable new translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Histories\u003c\/em\u003e is supplemented with expansive notes that provide readers the background that they need to appreciate the book in depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643339686124,"sku":"9780199535668","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780199535668-the-histories.jpg?v=1779168425","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-histories-by-herodotus-9780199535668","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}