The Persian War from The Histories

By: Herodotus

Narrated by: Roy Marsden

Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's Summary

In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia. Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work. Translated by George Rawlinson.

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Public Domain (P)2003 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd.

This is great!

I am surprised at the low ratings for this history. I liked it so much that I listened to it many times before going on to the next book. The reading is impeccable, and the musical breaks are good.

I learned a lot about life in those early times...that it was tough, especially if your king got a notion in his head to go avenge some slight he had endured. This is about a battle that involved a million men on the Persian side alone! Imagine the logistics...

Ben

Really good

I really enjoyed this listen and thought it was well done overall as it was both well written and narrated!