tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post6127500834518493672..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Herodotus' The Histories ~ Book IICleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-91154618571388794592017-02-01T02:36:44.909-08:002017-02-01T02:36:44.909-08:00I've been stalled in my reread of The Historie...I've been stalled in my reread of The Histories thanks to my holiday in January and now jet lag & a yucky summer cold. <br />However I did a little cheat by reading Ryszard Kapuscinski's Travels with Herodotus instead. It gave me a taste of Herodotus as well as sharing the love with someone who has read the book many more times than me - http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/travels-with-herodotus-by-ryszard.html?m=1Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-74840363597156208502017-01-31T18:48:42.358-08:002017-01-31T18:48:42.358-08:00Ah, thanks Beth. My book's translation is som...Ah, thanks Beth. My book's translation is somewhat convoluted and I thought it was the same queen but on reading it again, I believe they mean it's the same name. Ah, George Orwell's essay seems to be apt now: clarity, clarity, clarity! :-)<br /><br />The modern trend is to claim everything that cannot be proven by documentation, a myth, which seems very impolitic and short-sighted to me. <br /><br />I am a little thrown by how everyone seems to have different names when you look them up, which makes placing them in my brain and historically, problematic. I guess I just have to read, read, read, and eventually everything will fall in place. :-Z<br /><br />Happy Histories reading! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-16397665689102193082017-01-31T12:41:37.148-08:002017-01-31T12:41:37.148-08:00Hi Cleo, I'm more than halfway through but I&#...Hi Cleo, I'm more than halfway through but I'm putting this aside for a while to read some other books. I don't have The Landmark Herodotus (I have the Everyman's Library edition, which doesn't have as many annotations), but livius.org has some helpful commentary. A quick note on Nitocris of Egypt - she's a different person from the Babylonian queen Nitocris of Book I. Wikipedia says that both of them were probably mythical, but that Semiramis- the earlier queen of Babylon that Herodotus mentions - may have been based on a real person. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiramis#Historical_figure)Beth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00181538167994145152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-87921660938003186702017-01-28T12:40:02.283-08:002017-01-28T12:40:02.283-08:00You're welcome, but I mainly did it because I ...You're welcome, but I mainly did it because I thought people should see a sensible review instead of my "it's good and it's about war" post ;)<br /><br />I will one day read it again. I think I approach histories too fast. Lesson learned :)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-89410807408440062592017-01-28T09:13:07.681-08:002017-01-28T09:13:07.681-08:00I absolutely love Herodotus' curiosity and the...I absolutely love Herodotus' curiosity and the details he offers. His scorn for certain stories is rather funny as well. An excellent read so far!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-31060369648306048392017-01-28T09:12:06.296-08:002017-01-28T09:12:06.296-08:00I should have bugged you to keep me company but I&...I should have bugged you to keep me company but I'm somewhat scattered lately. At least you were able to get through it and can always read it again. The more I read, the more I'm loving it but I perhaps shouldn't be surprised as the Greeks always seem to be my favourite! Thanks for the links on your blog back to mine!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-31734038729232658182017-01-27T15:31:53.914-08:002017-01-27T15:31:53.914-08:00I really enjoyed book two, particularly about the ...I really enjoyed book two, particularly about the Egyptian customs (as I read with opened mouth), the ideas about Helen and Paris, and some other interests. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-48191084270033427712017-01-27T13:16:02.296-08:002017-01-27T13:16:02.296-08:00I've literally just come on to your blog to ge...I've literally just come on to your blog to get the link for your first post on The Histories! I've finished it and am just finishing writing about it for my blog. You're doing such a good job with this! I really struggled and I do wish I'd joined in with your long read :) You've got so so much more out of it that I've managed, I'm afraid...ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.com