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Histories
Herodotus · c. 430 BCE · Ancient Greek
Ancient text
Histories
Herodotus
The Greek historian's account of the Persian Wars, whose first book includes the earliest outside description of Persian religion: sacrifice on mountaintops, without temples or images, to the sky, sun, moon, earth, fire, water, and winds.
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The Greek historian's account of the Persian Wars, whose first book includes the earliest outside description of Persian religion: sacrifice on mountaintops, without temples or images, to the sky, sun, moon, earth, fire, water, and winds.
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