The Twitter Herodotus: 3.30 Cambyses went nuts. He dreamt a messenger told him his brother Smerdis had usurped the throne. He sent a man, Prexaspes, to kill him.

	3.30 Cambyses went nuts. He dreamt a messenger told him his brother Smerdis had usurped the throne. He sent a man, Prexaspes, to kill him.
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READING HERODOTUS A Guided Tour through the Wild Boars, Dancing Suitors, and Crazy Tyrants of The History
By Debra Hamel
	"Hamel presents Herodotus and his material in an original, illuminating, and entertaining way. By leading the reader through Herodotus’s text from beginning to end, the book provides an accessible introduction both to Herodotus and to an exciting period of Greek history, which culminates in the Persian Wars." -- Timothy E. Duff, University of Reading paperback \| Kindle \| hardcover (US) paperback \| hardcover (UK)