bugs Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 When those of you who have had your student read "selections" from Herodotus, which parts were selected? (I'm not refering the "Selections from Herodotus"). How were these excepts chosen? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugs Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 :lurk5:help...please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaffeineDiary Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 A better question is "Why read Herodotus at all? There's lots of much better fiction out there." </snark> (But, seriously, what do you hope to get out of reading him? That would inform the answer to your question.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 We're using the Rutherford Guide to read Herodotus. I'm pre-reading right now. I believe she has you skip books 3 & 4 and read the rest. I linked an free audio source on another thread. I'm using the Landmark edition of Herodotus, which has great footnotes, maps, endless appendices. There is a great introduction. I'm actually finding Herodotus quite entertaining, I'm only on book two. The little asides and personal comments are almost funny (I have a weird sense of humor). His description of other cultures is very interesting (and you thought we had some weird customs!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therese Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 We focus on the Persian Wars, which are: Marathon (in book 6), Thermopylae (in book 7), Salamis (in book 8) and Plataea (in Book 9). If you don't want to read all of Herodotus, books 2 and 3, in which he describes Egypt and its history, are good candidates for skipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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