Herodotoksen historia-teos III-VI

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herodotus, 481? BCE-421? BCE

Contributor:

Rein, Edvard

Language:

Finnish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Herodotoksen historia-teos III-VI" by Herodotus is a historical account written in the 5th century BC. The text prominently focuses on the events surrounding the Persian campaigns against Egypt, revolving around figures like Kambyses, the son of Cyrus, and the Egyptian king Amasis. The narrative delves into political intrigue, military strategies, and the cultural interplay between Persia and Egypt, while also exploring themes of power, betrayal, and destiny. At the start of the historical account, Kambyses prepares for a military campaign against Egypt, motivated by a desire to marry Amasis's daughter. Amasis grapples with the political implications of this request, knowing that Kambyses seeks her not for marriage but as a concubine. The opening also introduces various characters, such as Fanes, a Halicarnassian mercenary seeking to defect to the Persians, and the Egyptian king's son, Psammenitus. As the narrative unfolds, it recounts the build-up to the conflict, detailing how Kambyses acquires the necessary resources to launch his invasion and the tension brewing between the two empires, setting the stage for the ensuing power struggles that characterize the rest of the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Tapio Riikonen

Notes:

Reading ease score: 37.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histories_(Herodotus) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiateos

Release date is 2015-11-29