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  • Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars

  • By: Jon D. Mikalson
  • Narrated by: Drew Birdseye
  • Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars

By: Jon D. Mikalson
Narrated by: Drew Birdseye
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The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece on a large scale. Using the Histories of Herodotus as well as other historical and archaeological sources, Jon Mikalson shows how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history.

In the period of the invasions and the years immediately afterward, the Greeks--internationally, state by state, and sometimes individually--turned to their deities, using religious practices to influence, understand, and commemorate events that were threatening their very existence. Greeks prayed and sacrificed; made and fulfilled vows to the gods; consulted oracles; interpreted omens and dreams; created cults, sanctuaries, and festivals; and offered dozens of dedications to their gods and heroes--all in relation to known historical events. By portraying the human situations and historical circumstances in which Greeks practiced their religion, Mikalson advances our knowledge of the role of religion in fifth-century Greece and reveals a religious dimension of the Persian Wars that has been heretofore overlooked.

©2003 Jon D. Mikalson (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
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A book to read not listen to

...for a couple of reasons. If you know nothing about the Persian Wars, you will be completely confused. If you do know about the Persian Wars, you might still find the presentation a difficult listen. The really astonishing thing is the mispronunciation, and not just of Greek names, etc., although the mispronunciation of names and places makes listening confusing. Even English gets butchered, in some very annoying ways. I almost always finish a book I start, and this is a topic I am interested in, but I think I should stop and just read the text instead of listening.

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