Public-domain audiobook
Stories of the Persian War (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Stories of the Persian War by Herodotus: 6 h 19 min in 22 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
6 h 19 minrunning time
22sections
≈ 58,000words
About this recording
The Greco-Persian Wars, also called the Persian Wars, were a series of armed conflicts involving various Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire from 499 BC[i] to 449 BC. Persian king Cyrus the Great conquered the Greek-inhabited region of Ionia in 547 BC. The wars were continued by King Darius. - Summary by LynneT
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.