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Students will translate and examine selections from the Histories of Herodotus in the original Greek. In 2023/24 they engaged with selections from books 1 and 3 of the Histories. In particular, they read the Lydian Logos from Book One, as well as some passages from Book 3 concerning the Persian ruler Cambyses (selections from 3.29-38 and 3.61-66). In addition to translation, these passages were discussed in terms of the wider themes which define the Histories as a whole, including oracles and dreams, Greeks and non-Greeks, and the rise and fall of empires.
Prior to class students are expected to prepare sections of the text as outlined in the reading schedule. This entails translating and, where relevant, reading modern scholarship and commentaries on topics such as: the author’s style, historical views and methodology, key themes in the Histories and modern interpretations of them.
Prior to class students are expected to prepare sections of the text as outlined in the reading schedule. This entails translating and, where relevant, reading modern scholarship and commentaries on topics such as: the author’s style, historical views and methodology, key themes in the Histories and modern interpretations of them.
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