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Herodotus

Histories, Books I–II

c. 440 BC

Herodotus’s Histories Books I–II: Lydia, Persia, and Egypt—the earlier Greek picture of Babylon and Egypt.

Translated by George Rawlinson

English translation by George Rawlinson. Public domain. Digital text via Project Gutenberg.

Contents

• Book 1, Part 1
• Book 1, Part 2
• Book 1, Part 3
• Book 1, Part 4
• Book 1, Part 5
• Book 1, Part 6
• Book 2, Part 1
• Book 2, Part 2
• Book 2, Part 3
• Book 2, Part 4
• Book 2, Part 5
• Book 2, Part 6
• Book 2, Part 7
• Book 2, Part 8
• Book 2, Part 9