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Greek and Latin Voices

Monday 7 April 2008 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Series exploring literature underpinning western civilisation.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

1/4. Prof Christopher Pelling explores the work of the great Greek historian Herodotus, whose The Histories, the story of the Greco-Persian war in the 5th century BC, was considered the first work of history in western literature.




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