Herodotus

Applied Classics: Santorum, Herodotus and the Art of Political Fantasy

Lex Paulson | Posted 04.16.2012

Lex Paulson

Never underestimate the political power of a tall tale. Dog-headed men. The climate hoax. Super-sized, gold-digging ants. Class warfare. 300 Greeks against five million Persians. Pray away the gay.

The 100 Best Non-Fiction Books

guardian.co.uk | Posted 08.15.2011

After keen debate at the Guardian's books desk, this is our list of the very best factual writing, organised by category, and then by date. ...

2,500 Years Later, Political Lessons From Marathon

Asher Smith | Posted 06.26.2011

Asher Smith

If history teaches us anything it is that, though our knowledge base and our capacity for empathy has grown exponentially, human nature remains largely unchanged over even great lengths of time.

Ancient Historian Herodotus: Proto-Feminist?

moreintelligentlife.com | A.P. David | Posted 11.17.2011

In a second article about the pleasures of reading Herodotus (see the first one here), A.P. David discusses the portrayal of women in history, all too...