Historical Background
This page provides links to sections of the Perseus Resource, Overview
of Archaic and Classical Greek History, written by Thomas Martin.
You can read additional sections by following links from the Table
of Contents page for the whole historical overview.
Historical Background:
Sample Herodotus' Histories
- Book
1 - including the stories of Croesus and Cyrus
- Book
2 - Egypt
- Book
3 - including the stories of Cambyses (son of Cyrus) and Polykrates
Important Sites (in Perseus Database)
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