The History of Herodotus — Volume 2
The History of Herodotus, Volume 2 contains Books V to IX of the Histories in the translation of G. C. Macaulay, published in 1890. Here Herodotus arrives at the war between Greece and Persia that is the goal of his whole work. Book V covers the Ionian revolt and the early history of Athens and Sparta; Book VI the Persian punishment of Ionia, the first invasion of Greece and the battle of Marathon; Book VII the great expedition of Xerxes, the crossing of the Hellespont and the stand of the Spartans at Thermopylae; Book VIII the sea battles at Artemisium and Salamis; and Book IX the victory at Plataea and the end of the invasion. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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