Ancient Empires of the East: Herodotos I–III (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

Archibald Henry Sayce (1845{u2013}1933) was an influential orientalist and philologist. He was a pioneering Assyriologist and published widely on the history, religion, and literature of the Babylonian and Assyrian peoples. In 1891 he became Professor of Assyriology at Oxford University. The Ancient Empires of the East (1883) is Sayce's edition, 'with Notes, Introductions and Appendices', of the first three books of The Histories by the fifth-century Greek historian Herodotus, which focus on Egypt and Persia. In his preface Sayce states that since the field of oriental studies is 'growing day by day' it is the aim of his edition to 'take stock of our existing knowledge' and 'see exactly what is the point to which our researches have brought us'. Although his translation of Herodotus was criticised on publication on account of inaccuracies, Sayce's reputation as a great populariser of oriental philology, history and culture remained intact Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 6 Contents......Page 10 ERRATA......Page 12 PREFACE......Page 14 INTRODUCTION: THE HISTORICAL CREDIBILITY OF HÊRODOTOS......Page 18 BOOK I - THE EMPIRES OF THE EAST......Page 46 BOOK II - THE LAND OF EGYPT......Page 169 BOOK III - THE PERSIAN EMPIRE......Page 273 APPENDIX I - EGYPT......Page 352 APPENDIX II - BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA......Page 402 APPENDIX III - THE PHOENICIANS......Page 451 APPENDIX IV - LYDIA......Page 468 APPENDIX V - THE PERSIAN EMPIRE......Page 481 DYNASTIC TABLES......Page 504 INDEX......Page 530 MACMILLAN'S CLASSICAL LIBRARY......Page 538 Cover 1 Frontmatter 6 Contents 10 ERRATA 12 PREFACE 14 INTRODUCTION: THE HISTORICAL CREDIBILITY OF HÊRODOTOS 18 BOOK I - THE EMPIRES OF THE EAST 46 BOOK II - THE LAND OF EGYPT 169 BOOK III - THE PERSIAN EMPIRE 273 APPENDIX I - EGYPT 352 APPENDIX II - BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA 402 APPENDIX III - THE PHOENICIANS 451 APPENDIX IV - LYDIA 468 APPENDIX V - THE PERSIAN EMPIRE 481 DYNASTIC TABLES 504 INDEX 530 MACMILLAN'S CLASSICAL LIBRARY 538 9781108010962 Cambridge Library Collection - Classics Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933) was a pioneering orientalist and philologist and the first Professor of Assyriology at Oxford University. The Ancient Empires of the East (1883) is his edition, with 'Notes, Introductions and Appendices' of the first three books of The Histories of the fifth-century Greek historian Herodotus.