Herodotus
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Herodotus
The Histories
Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.
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Herodotus: Histories Book VII
Book VII is a pivotal book in Herodotus' Histories. It brings together many of the work's themes and contains the legendary story of the ultimately unsuccessful Greek resistance to the Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylai.
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