The oldest historical story ever written, adapted for today's children!
Herodotus: Histories of the Ancient World
Cicero called Herodotus the "Father of History." Seeking to understand the reasons for the Persian Wars that pitted the Persians against the Greeks in the 5th century BC, Herodotus conducted a truly objective and meticulous investigation, extending to the very ends of the known world. He can be considered the first historian, even if, in his work, myth and reality still blend together.
From the Trojan War to the Battle of Plataea, via Marathon and Thermopylae, from the legendary princesses Io and Europa to kings Xerxes and Leonidas, via Croesus and Cambyses, Herodotus marvels at the diversity of customs in the ancient world. He describes in detail the lives of the Persians, Greeks, and Egyptians, and ponders the possible existence of cannibalistic cyclopes, giant ants, countries covered in feathers, griffins, and men with goat's feet.
"I, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, present here the results of my investigation, so that time does not abolish the memory of what men have accomplished, and their great exploits do not fall into oblivion. I will relate in particular the reason for the war between the Greeks and the Barbarians." Herodotus (480-425 BC)
This book contains occasional violent scenes, reflecting the customs of the distant era of which Herodotus speaks. Instructive for the mature reader, they could shock children under 9 years old.
