The second book of Herodotus's Histories, known as Euterpe. It describes Egypt, its people, customs, and wonders, based on his travels and conversations with priests. It is worth listening to as an early example of historiography and a rich source on ancient Egypt.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
AN ACCOUNT OF EGYPT By Herodotus Translated By G. C. Macaulay NOTE BEING THE SECOND BOOK OF HIS HISTORIES CALLED EUTERPE NOTE HERODOTUS was born at Halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, in the early part of the fifth century, B. C. Of his life we know almost nothing, except that he spent much of it traveling, to collect the material for his writings, and that he finally settled down at Thurii, in southern Italy, where his great work was composed. He died in 424 B. C. The subject of the history of Herodotus is the struggle between the Greeks and the barbarians, which he brings down to the battle of Mycale in 479 B. C. The work, as we
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