Erodoto frasi celebri
II, 141
Storie
“È da quando l'uguaglianza è stata violata che gli uomini hanno dovuto inventare la geometria.”
Il teorema del pappagallo – Denis Guedj
Storie
VII, 158
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Frasi sugli uomini di Erodoto
prologo
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II, 124
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III, 38
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Origine: [Luciano Canfora, Storia della letteratura greca, Laterza, 251, 88-421-0205-9]
Erodoto Frasi e Citazioni
“La felicità umana non sta mai ferma in uno stesso luogo.”
I, 5, 4
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I, 75
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VII, 226, traduzione di L. Annibaletto, 1982
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Origine: Plutarco (Apophthegmata Laconica, 225 B) attribuisce questa citazione allo stesso re di Sparta Leonida I, che comandava gli Spartani alle Termopili.
VII, 154
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VII, 161
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Origine: Luciano Canfora, Storia della letteratura greca, Editore Laterza p.247 ISBN 88-421-0205-9
Erodoto: Frasi in inglese
“It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.”
Book 7 , Ch. 10.
The Histories
“It was a kind of Cadmean victory.”
Book 1, Ch. 166, refering to a victory where both sides suffer extreme losses. Derived from the legends of Thebes, where the sons of Oedipus, and hence descendants of Cadmus, fought to the death.
The Histories
“When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.”
Book 7, Ch. 46.
The Histories
Though widely attributed to Herodotus this in fact comes from the Histories of Polybius, Book 16, chapter 28: "Some men, like bad runners in the stadium, abandon their purposes when close to the goal; while it is at that particular point, more than at any other, that others secure the victory over their rivals". (Translation of Evelyn S Shuckburgh).
Misattributed
“Although he had plenty of troops he did not have many men.”
Book 7, Ch. 210.
The Histories
“Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.”
Book 7, Ch. 49.
The Histories
“At sea your men will be as far inferior to Greeks as women are to men.”
By Artemisa, the best persian warrior in Salamina, a very courageous woman. A superbe irony!
Book 8, Ch. 68.
The Histories