Project Gutenberg 2015-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 164 Herodotus -484 -430 Ηρόδοτος Heródoto Herodoto Rein, Edvard Herodotoksen historia-teos VII-IX Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histories_(Herodotus) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiateos Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Herodotoksen historia-teos VII-IX" by Herodotus is a historical account written in the 5th century BC. This work encompasses the events leading up to and including the Greco-Persian Wars, focusing particularly on the conflict between the Persian Empire under Xerxes and the city-states of Greece. The narrative reveals themes of power, revenge, and the complexities of leadership through historical events, including military strategies and royal intrigues. At the start of the account, readers are introduced to King Darius of Persia, who is enraged after learning of the Athenians’ actions against his territory. As he prepares for war against Greece, the scene shifts to the internal conflicts among his sons regarding leadership succession. Darius passes away before executing his plans, and Xerxes ascends to the throne. Influenced by advisors, Xerxes decides to retaliate against Athens for past grievances and assembles an enormous army for this campaign. Ultimately, the opening illustrates the buildup to war, marked by political maneuvering and personal ambitions, setting the stage for the monumental clash between Persia and Greece. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 28.5 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi History, Ancient Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C. D Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: History - General Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Royalty Category: History - Warfare 546627 2025-06-23T17:38:38.052512 text/html 546438 546377 2024-10-21T08:27:35.553876 2023-09-22T05:47:20.437979 text/html text/html 270060 2025-06-23T17:38:56.634430 application/epub+zip 277051 2025-06-23T17:38:47.506493 application/epub+zip 260513 2025-06-23T17:38:42.160552 application/epub+zip 510283 2025-06-23T17:39:04.704445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491913 2025-06-23T17:38:55.801501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450591 2022-09-23T03:49:36.578462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526353 2025-06-23T17:38:37.477552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 506549 2024-10-22T23:32:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11841 2025-06-23T17:39:04.857385 application/rdf+xml 16160 2025-06-23T17:38:46.780477 image/jpeg 3941 2025-06-23T17:38:46.502497 image/jpeg 266938 2025-06-23T17:38:38.104525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia