The landmark Herodotus: the histories

Introduction / Rosalind Thomas -- Book One: -- Proem: Herodotus identifies himself, describes his subject, and states his purpose in writing the Histories -- Histories begin: Croesus of Lydia -- Croesus' reign: conquers Greeks in Asia; defeated by Cyrus -- The life story of Cyrus -- Book Two: Egyptian customs and society -- History of Egypt: Min to Sethos -- Book Three: Cambyses' reign, conquest of Egypt -- Spartans make war on Polykrates of Samos -- Magi Revolt, Smerdis' reign, Darius' accession -- Reign of Darius, description of his realm -- Book Four: Description of Scythia and Scythians -- Darius' expedition to Scythia -- Libya and the Persians -- Book Five: Darius' European Campaign: Hellespont, Thrace -- The Ionian Revolt -- Book Six: Kleomenes King of Sparta, Aegina, Athens -- Marathon Campaign -- Book Seven: Xerxes' preparations and march to Greece -- Maneuvers in the North: Battle of Thermopylae -- Book Eight: Naval battles off Artemision -- Battle of Salamis -- Book Nine: Battle [...]of Plataea -- Battle of Mycale -- Appendix A: The Athenian government in Herodotus / Peter Krentz -- Appendix B: The Spartan state in war and peaace / Paul Cartledge -- Appendix C: The account of Egypt: Herodotus right and wrong / Alan B. Lloyd -- Appendix D: Herodotean geography / James Romm -- Appendix E: Herodotus and the Black Sea Region / Everett L. Wheeler -- Appendix F: Rivers and peoples of Scythia / Everett L. Wheeler -- Appendix G: The continuity of Steppe culture -- Appendix H: The Ionian Revolt / George L. Cawkwell -- Appendix I: Classical Greek religious festivals -- Appendix J: Ancient Greek units of currency, weight, and distance / Thomas R. Martin -- Appendix K: Dialect and ethnic groups in Herodotus / William F. Wyatt -- Appendix L: Aristocratic families in Herodotus -- Appendix M: Herodotus on Persia and the Persian Empire / Christopher Tuplin -- Appendix N: Hoplite warfare in Herodotus / J.W.I. Lee -- Appendix O: The Persian army in Herodotus / J.W.I. Lee -- Appendix P: Oracles, religion, and politics in Herodotus / Donald Lateiner -- Appendix Q: Herodotus and the poets / Andrew Ford -- Appendix R: The size of Xerxes' expeditionary force / Michael A. Flower -- Appendix S: Trieme warfare in Herodotus / Nicolle Hirschfeld -- Appendix T: Tyranny in Herodotus / Carolyn Dewald -- Appendix U: On women and marriage in Herodotus / Carolyn Dewald.