The History of Herodotus — Volume 2THE HISTORY OF HERODOTUSG. C. (George Campbell) Macaulay translationChapter navigation18 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE HISTORY OF HERODOTUSPREPARER'S NOTEBOOK V. THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED TERPSICHOREBOOK V. THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED TERPSICHORE (continued 2)NOTES TO BOOK VBOOK VI. THE SIXTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED ERATOBOOK VI. THE SIXTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED ERATO (continued 2)NOTES TO BOOK VI.BOOK VII. THE SEVENTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED POLYMNIABOOK VII. THE SEVENTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED POLYMNIA (continued 2)BOOK VII. THE SEVENTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED POLYMNIA (continued 3)NOTES TO BOOK VIIBOOK VIII. THE EIGHTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED URANIABOOK VIII. THE EIGHTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED URANIA (continued 2)NOTES TO BOOK VIIIBOOK IX. THE NINTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED CALLIOPEBOOK IX. THE NINTH BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED CALLIOPE (continued 2)NOTES TO BOOK IXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PREPARER'S NOTEAll chapters and sections (18)Other sectionsTHE HISTORY OF HERODOTUSPREPARER'S NOTEBooks55Book 5 · Books5Books66Book 6 · Books6Books777Book 7 · Books7Books88Book 8 · Books8Books99Book 9 · Books9By HerodotusTranslated into English by G. C. MacaulayIN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II.{e Herodotou diathesis en apasin epieikes, kai tois men agathois sunedomene, tois de kakois sunalgousa}.—Dion. Halic.PREPARER'S NOTE →