A historical commentary on Herodotus, Book 6.9004145060 A historical commentary on Herodotus, Book 6. Scott, Lionel. Brill Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys Brill (mä`tīs), 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. Academic Publishers 2005 716 pages $199.00 Hardcover Bibliotheca bib·li·o·the·ca n. 1. A collection of books; a library. 2. A catalog of books. [Latin biblioth classica batava DF225 Scott (classics, U. of Leeds) offers a passage-by-passage historical and factual commentary on Book Six of fourth-century BC Greek writer Herodotus' Histories. In the 77-page introduction, he discusses Herodotus, his sources and use of them, the 499 Ionian revolt Ionian revolt Uprising (499–494 BC) of some of the Ionian cities of Asia Minor against their Persian overlords. The cities deposed their own tyrants and, with help from Athens, tried unsuccessfully to throw off Persian domination. against Persia, and the role of Histiaeus in it. The commentaries assess the reality behind the depictions of such matters as the revolt REVOLT, crim. law. The act of congress of April 30, 1790, s. 8, 1 Story's L. U. S. 84, punishes with death any seaman who shall lay violent hands upon his commander, thereby to hinder or prevent his fighting in defence of his ship, or goods committed to his trust, or shall make a revolt and its aftermath, the various aspects of Spartan affairs, Datis' invasion of Eritrea and Attica, and Miltiades' expedition the following year. Readers are expected to follow along in a Greek edition of the Histories. Supporting the commentary are 23 appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. containing such information as the oracles to the Dolonci and Miltiades, the political charges in Ionia after the revolt, and problems in the Argos narrative paragraphs 76-84. Ten maps and three indexes are also provided. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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