希罗多德是位历史学家,他穷尽毕生精力研究历史上真实的马拉松战役。 最后得出了惊人的发现:英雄斐迪庇第斯的著名事迹不是发生在马拉松战役之后,而是马拉松战役之前。
According to Herodotus, a historian writing within a lifetime of the actual battle this Phidippides guy did his running before the fight, not after it.
开始这份职业时,Kapuscinski收到了一本希罗·多德公元前5世纪的作品《历史》,他从此带着这本书走过人生,在自己的书中摘录。
When he began his career, he was given a copy of Herodotus's 5th-century B.C. work, "Histories," which Kapuscinski carried through his life and quotes from in his book.
古希腊历史学家希罗多德(Herodotus)提到,古代的美索不达米亚人(Mesopotamians)就使用棕榈木制的木桶沿着幼发拉底河(Euphrates)传送酒制品。
The Greek historian Herodotus noted that ancient Mesopotamians used barrels made of palm wood to transport wine along the Euphrates.
So, right now, I'm reading "The Histories" by Herodotus,
现在我在读希罗多德的《历史》,
应用推荐