On the road with an Ancient Greek ; The Man Who Invented History: Travels with Herodotus by Justin Marozzi (John Murray, [pounds]25)

Evening Standard - London | November 3, 2008| | Copyright

THE SELLING point of Justin Marozzi's new book is attractive and simple: a Mediterranean journey guided by the fifth century BC Greek historian Herodotus. Who better to take along as travelling companion than the garrulous "father of history", also described on the dust jacket as "the world's first travel writer"? It's such a good idea in fact that the great Polish journalist Ryzsard Kapuscinski chose Herodotus as the theme for his final book, a memoir of his life as a reporter in Asia and Africa. The English translation of his Travels with Herodotus beat Marozzi to the bookshops by more than ...

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