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Stories of the Persian wars

by Herodotus (484–430 BCE)

Portrait of Herodotus — CC0

22 chapters, about 55,000 words. The text is in the public domain in the United States and comes from Project Gutenberg.

Chapters

OF THE REVOLT OF MILETUS. 2,500 words
OF THE TAKING OF MILETUS. 4,000 words
OF THE FIRST WAR AGAINST GREECE. 2,000 words
OF THE BATTLE OF MARATHON. 2,800 words
CHAPTER V. 2,100 words
CHAPTER VI. 3,900 words
OF THE SETTING FORTH OF XERXES. 2,100 words
OF THE MARCH OF XERXES. 2,600 words
CHAPTER IX. 2,500 words
OF THE MARCH OF XERXES. 2,000 words
OF THE PREPARATIONS OF THE GREEKS. 2,800 words
CHAPTER XII. 1,100 words
OF THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLÆ. 3,000 words
CHAPTER XIV. 2,500 words
OF THE SHIPS OF THE GREEKS AT ARTEMISIUM. 2,100 words
CHAPTER XVI. 1,400 words
CHAPTER XVII. 3,100 words
OF THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS. 2,600 words
OF THE FLIGHT OF XERXES. 2,100 words
CHAPTER XX. 2,300 words
OF THE BATTLE OF PLATÆA. 4,000 words
OF THE BATTLE AT MYCALE. 1,900 words

Ideas discussed in this book

Greeks

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