I'd be surprised if this gets many bites, but I'll cast my line anyway
This morning I just finished reading "The Histories" by Herodotus. It was the first ever narrative history of the West, and it's a sweeping account of the history and Geography of the known world from Ethiopia, to North Africa, to India and Russia.
What surprised me was that the bulk of our info about the Greco-Persian wars came from this book. You know....Thermopylae, King Leonidas, Xerxes and Themistocles. It was a long read, and I had to have Wikipedia handy, but a facinating account of the known world then and incredible detail about the greeks. I'm glad I read it all the way through.
Has anyone read this book, or is familiar with the stuff described in it? What were your thoughts?