"Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus . . . in the past half-century." -The Times Literary Supplement

In Tom Holland's vibrant new translation, one of the great masterpieces of Western history springs to life. Herodotus of Halicarnassus-hailed by Cicero as the "Father of History"-composed his histories around 440 bc. 40K First Print Run

One of the great books of Western history springs to life in Tom Holland's acclaimed translation, now in a Deluxe paperback edition.

Packaged as a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition, this will be a book people will want to keep in their libraries for years to come.

Herodotus sells and is a strong college adoption title. The previous 1954 translation of this work by Aubrey de Selincourt, last revised in 2003 by John Marincola, has netted over 117,000 copies.