The Histories (Herodotus)
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The Histories (Herodotus)
| Full title | The Histories |
|---|---|
| Author | Herodotus |
| Pages | 617 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The founding work of the form — the Greek and Persian wars, plus every digression Herodotus found worth writing down along the way. |
The Histories (Herodotus)
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — recommended in the replies when he asked on X “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025.
- University of Austin — assigned in The Beginning of Politics on its Fall 2025 reading list, with The Landmark Thucydides and Plato’s Republic, as the first of three texts on where politics begins. Full curriculum: UATX Fall Reading List.
About this edition
Written in the fifth century BC, so no modern publication year is recorded. The UATX course specifies The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories, Robert B. Strassler’s edition (Pantheon, 2007, about 1,034 pages). My note flags Dan Carlin’s narration of the audiobook.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History
- UATX Fall Reading List — the University of Austin curriculum that assigns the Landmark edition in The Beginning of Politics.
What links here
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