Many Egyptian customs described by Herodotus are the reversal of a custom that existed in Greece. The explanation is that the ancient Greeks believed that the barbarians on the edges of the earth were the opposite of the civilized people in the middle of the terrestrial disk. Herodotus' description tells a lot more about ancient Greece than about the Egyptians. Herodotus knows more about the Egyptian religion than he finds proper to write down. E.g., he mentions nearly all elements of the legend of Isis and Osiris in passing, but never tells the complete story. (It is known to us from a...
Many Egyptian customs described by Herodotus are the reversal of a custom that existed in Greece. The explanation is that the ancient Greeks believed ...
Herodotus, perhaps the most famous Greek historian, lived during the 5th century B.C. An Account of Egypt is a portion of Herodotus' massive The Histories, discussing the kingdom of Egypt.
Herodotus, perhaps the most famous Greek historian, lived during the 5th century B.C. An Account of Egypt is a portion of Herodotus' massive The Histo...
The History of Herodotus is now considered as the founding work of history in Western literature. Written from the 450s to the 420s BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time. It is not an impartial record but it remains one of the West's most important sources regarding these affairs. Moreover, it established without precedent the genre and study of history in the Western world, although historical records...
The History of Herodotus is now considered as the founding work of history in Western literature. Written from the 450s to the 420s BC in the Ionic di...
