by Heródoto · Gredos · tapa dura · ISBN 9788424924713
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History, Books I-II is a work by the Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, considered the father of History. In these books, Herodotus narrates the events of the Persian Wars, as well as the history and customs of the peoples who participated in them. This edition of Biblioteca Básica Gredos presents a general introduction, translation and notes by Carlos Schrader.
Herodotus was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy. He wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, among other subjects such as the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus. He has been described as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.
