The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented HistoryDuring the classical age of Greece, Herodotus wrote the first history text. But what he created was much more than this. Informed by his own travels, his historical work digresses more than it chronicles, with tales of the lands and peoples he visited. As Michael Ondaatje once famously suggested, “What you find in him are the cul-de-sacs within the sweep of history.” In The Way of Herodotus , intrepid travel historian Justin Marozzi retraces the footsteps of Herodotus through the Mediterranean and Middle East, examining his 2,500-year-old observations about the cultures and places he visited, and finding echoes of his legacy reverberating to this day. It is a lively yet thought-provoking excursion into the world of Herodotus, with the man who invented history ever present, guiding the narrative with his discursive spirit. |
Contents
DogHeaded Men GoldDigging | 1 |
TURKEY | 29 |
IRAQ | 67 |
EGYPT | 135 |
GREECE | 195 |
Herodotus Meets Aristotle | 224 |
History on the Front Line | 247 |
An Exorcism | 258 |
Fill High the Bowl with Samian Wine | 274 |
Wassailing Gods Pious Priests and Tearful | 299 |
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