The First Historian Podcast
by Jennifer Roberts. Description: Jennifer Roberts, Professor of Classics at the City College of New York, discusses Herodotus. Podcast by Historically Thinking. View on the website.
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Herodotus on Drinking Wine in the Achaemenid World: Greek and Persian Perceptions
by Touraj Daryaee Abstract: Daryaee shows that Herodotus was not an infallible interpreter of foreign cultural practices by showing that his presentation of Persian court drinking practices misunderstood the centrality…
Herodotus’ Scythians Viewed from a Central Asian Perspective
by Hyun Jin Kim Abstract: The literary interpretation of Herodotus in classical scholarship has arguably abandoned the fixation with the historical veracity of Herodotus’ account that characterised earlier Herodotean…
Imagining Xerxes: Ancient Perspectives on a Persian King
By Emma Bridges Xerxes, the Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC, quickly earned a notoriety that endured throughout antiquity and beyond. The Greeks’ historical encounter with this eastern king – which resulted,…
Melissa Benson Examines Herodotus and the Bisitun Inscription
By Melissa Benson for Herodotus Helpline Abstract: Dr Melissa Benson (UCL) offers a thorough reassessment of several passages form Book 3 of the Histories, and explores Herodotus’ awareness of Darius’ official account…
Francesca Gazzano explores the Herodotean Croseus, a figure between history and tragedy
By Francesca Gazzano Abstract: In this talk from the Herodotus Helpline series, Dr Francesca Gazzano (University of Genoa) explores Herodotus’ famous account of the Lydian king Croesus. Francesca considers Croesus’…
Motivation and Narrative in Herodotus
By Emily Baragwanath Abstract: Herodotus sought to communicate not only what happened, but also the background of thoughts and perceptions that shaped those events and was also critical to their interpretation in…