But, Above All, He Is The Father Of Story-Tellers.
"Herodotus is such
simple and delightful reading," says Jevons; "he is so unaffected and
entertaining, his story flows so
Naturally and with such ease that we
have a difficulty in bearing in mind that, over and above the hard
writing which goes to make easy reading there is a perpetual marvel in
the work of Herodotus. It is the first artistic work in prose that
Greek literature produced. This prose work, which for pure literary
merit no subsequent work has surpassed, than which later generations,
after using the pen for centuries, have produced no prose more easy or
more readable, this was the first of histories and of literary prose."
AN ACCOUNT OF EGYPT
BY HERODOTUS
BEING THE SECOND BOOK OF HIS HISTORIES
CALLED EUTERPE
When Cyrus had brought his life to an end, Cambyses received the royal
power in succession, being the son of Cyrus and of Cassandane the
daughter of Pharnaspes, for whose death, which came about before his
own, Cyrus had made great mourning himself and also had proclaimed to
all those over whom he bore rule that they should make mourning for
her: Cambyses, I say, being the son of this woman and of Cyrus,
regarded the Ionians and Aiolians as slaves inherited from his father;
and he proceeded to march an army against Egypt, taking with him as
helpers not only other nations of which he was ruler, but also those
of the Hellenes over whom he had power besides.
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