Herodotus' Histories Vol 1
Herodotus
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The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histories tell the story of the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. The rise of the Persian Empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict with Greece. Herodotus treats the conflict as an ideological one, frequently contrasting the absolute power of the Persian king with the democratic government of the Greeks. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia.) (10 hr 13 min)
Chapters
| Book 1, part 1 | 15:45 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 2 | 25:55 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 3 | 28:51 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 4 | 24:36 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 5 | 25:06 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 6 | 22:19 | Read by Julie VW |
| Book 1, part 7 | 29:02 | Read by Eric |
| Book 1, part 8 | 23:52 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 9 | 25:46 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 10 | 39:52 | Read by Graham Redman |
| Book 2, part 1 | 20:38 | Read by ontheroad |
| Book 2, part 2 | 20:05 | Read by ontheroad |
| Book 2, part 3 | 30:04 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Book 2, part 4 | 24:50 | Read by Jc Guan |
| Book 2, part 5 | 24:14 | Read by hefyd |
| Book 2, part 6 | 25:02 | Read by hefyd |
| Book 2, part 7 | 21:59 | Read by hefyd |
| Book 2, part 8 | 31:20 | Read by hefyd |
| Book 3, part 1 | 20:24 | Read by Jennie Hughes |
| Book 3, part 2 | 21:02 | Read by Jennie Hughes |
| Book 3, part 3 | 21:01 | Read by David Leeson |
| Book 3, part 4 | 22:43 | Read by David Leeson |
| Book 3, part 5 | 18:49 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| Book 3, part 6 | 20:18 | Read by Anne Cheng |
| Book 3, part 7 | 17:20 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| Book 3, part 8 | 12:54 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Reviews
retelling of a classic
maxhare
Loved getting this history lesson on my phone! Readers are excellent with only a few exceptions. Pronunciations of names and places are good.
I greatly appreciate all the hard work of the readers! thank you
Veronica
very nicely read
A LibriVox Listener
i think it is a good tranlation. thanks to the readers.
Most of the readers did quite well with all the difficult names.
Robert Cruthirds
This first volume concerns itself very little with ancient Greece. Instead, Herodotus writes mostly about the ancient Egyptian and Persian empires. It's hard to separate fact from fiction since Herodotus describes so many odd traditions and events some of which are difficult to believe. Something I found hard to believe is Herodotus' claim that the ancient Greek gods were actually borrowed from the Egyptians.
Good reading but more consistency would be nice.
David Mangoro
Great book with good reading but it would be nice if readers kept consistent pronunciation of names. it can be a little annoying to hear some person or place name given a verity pronunciations by different readers from one chapter to the next.
SteveS
Book 3 Parts 1 & 2 reader is so haunting, I’m afraid to listen.
awesome.a must read
Jason
listening while i did other things was awesome
wow
Kaiju Kojin
This... explains so much about modern mentality.