Herodotus and the Philosophy of Empire

Ann Ward (Ph.D. Fordham University) is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Classics-Political Studies, Campion College, University of Regina.

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Egypt and Scythia: The Pious and the Poetic Regimes 3. Persia and Regimes in Theory 4. Athens and Regimes in History Conclusion: Herodotus and the Role of the Historian Epilogue: 9/11 and the Politics of Empire Notes Bibliography Index

This rich and comprehensive analysis beautifully captures the political urgency of Herodotus' insights -Norma Thompson, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Senior Lecturer in the Humanities, Yale University Ann Ward's Herodotus and the Philosophy of Empire stands out as perhaps the most ambitious of recent works on Herodotus. -- Elliot Bartky -- The Review of Politics