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The Madness Of Cambyses,

Paperback • 2015 • English

The Madness Of Cambyses,

By Herodotus

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'Do you see your son, standing over there, in the antechamber? Well, I am going to shoot him.'The story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia, told by part-historian, part-mythmaker Herodotus of Halicarnassus.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden o...Show more

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9780141398778

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Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

The Madness Of Cambyses,

Format

Paperback

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