BOOKS by James S Romm

On the War for Greek Freedom: Selections from the Histories more books like this

by James S Romm, Herodotus

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Herodotus more books like this

by James S Romm

Herodotus, widely known as the father of history, was also described by Aristotle as a "mythologos," or "tale-teller." In this stylish and insightful book, intended for both general readers and students, James Romm argues that the author of the HISTORIES was both a historian--in the original sense of "one who inquires"--and a master storyteller.

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The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction more books like this

by James S Romm

For the Greeks and Romans the earth's furthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. The alien qualities of these "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition that endured throughout antiquity and into the Renaissance, despite the growing challenges of emerging scientific ...

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