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7.239 Demaratus had sent a secret text to Sparta pre-war to tell them Xerxes was invading. Leonidas' wife Gorgo figured out how to read it. 

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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   






"Tweeting Herodotus, or recasting The History for the digital age"

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Herodotus Timemap (see for maps)

Macaulay's trans. with facing Greek


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