Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the past halfcentury. The Times Literary Supplement In Tom Hollands vibrant translation one of the great masterpieces of Western history springs to life. Herodotus of Halicarnassushailed by Cicero as the Father of Historycomposed his histories around 440 BC. The earliest surviving work of nonfiction The Histories works its way from the Trojan War through an epic account of the war between the Persian empire and the Greek citystates in the fifth century BC recording landmark events that ensured the development of Western culture and still capture our modern imagination. Beautifully packaged in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition with a comprehensive array of tools to guide firsttime readers and experts alike this accessible translation makes Herodotus fresh and irresistible once more. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Englishspeaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as uptodate translations by awardwinning translators. show more