Thursday, March 19, 2009

March 19: Seeing Old Egypt (Vol. 33, pp. 72-84)

Herodotus, the ancient Greeks' star reporter, made his last entry into his history on this day in 478 B.C. To mark the event, we get another selection from his "An Account of Egypt," where he shows us the sights and various wonders of that ancient civilization.

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