Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Chapter 1 Why did it a ll happen? 1
6. Chapter 2 To blame and to explain: Narrative complications 22
7. Chapter 3 How can you possibly know? 40
8. Chapter 4 Adventures in prose 58
9. Chapter 5 Hippocratic affinities 80
10. Chapter 6 Explanations in combination 94
11. Chapter 7 Early moves 106
12. Chapter 8 Empire 114
13. Chapter 9 Herodotus’ Persian stories 129
14. Chapter 10 The human and the divine 146
15. Chapter 11 Explaining victory 163
16. Chapter 12 Freedom 174
17. Chapter 13 Democracy 190
18. Chapter 14 Individuals and collectives 199
19. Chapter 15 Then and now: Herodotus’ own day 214
20. Chapter 16 Why indeed? 232
21. Notes 237
22. Bibliography 301
23. Passages in Herodotus 328
24. Passages in Other Authors 337
25. General Index 346