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)
Chapitres
| Book 1, part 1 | 15:45 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 2 | 25:55 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 3 | 28:51 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 4 | 24:36 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 5 | 25:06 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 6 | 22:19 | Lu par Julie VW |
| Book 1, part 7 | 29:02 | Lu par Eric |
| Book 1, part 8 | 23:52 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 9 | 25:46 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 1, part 10 | 39:52 | Lu par Graham Redman |
| Book 2, part 1 | 20:38 | Lu par ontheroad |
| Book 2, part 2 | 20:05 | Lu par ontheroad |
| Book 2, part 3 | 30:04 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Book 2, part 4 | 24:50 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Book 2, part 5 | 24:14 | Lu par hefyd |
| Book 2, part 6 | 25:02 | Lu par hefyd |
| Book 2, part 7 | 21:59 | Lu par hefyd |
| Book 2, part 8 | 31:20 | Lu par hefyd |
| Book 3, part 1 | 20:24 | Lu par Jennie Hughes |
| Book 3, part 2 | 21:02 | Lu par Jennie Hughes |
| Book 3, part 3 | 21:01 | Lu par David Leeson |
| Book 3, part 4 | 22:43 | Lu par David Leeson |
| Book 3, part 5 | 18:49 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
| Book 3, part 6 | 20:18 | Lu par Anne Cheng |
| Book 3, part 7 | 17:20 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
| Book 3, part 8 | 12:54 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
Critiques
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.
john Smith
Great and marvelous deeds. Also some absurd jokes. But all true, even the parts about flying snakes and griffins, I was there I saw it, all real.
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