In this course, we will read selected passages from Herodotus’ Histories in Greek, as well as the entire work in English translation. We will approach the text both as a source for Archaic Greek history and as a literary work. Themes for discussion will include: Herodotus’ ethnographies of non-Greek peoples; the relationship of his historiē with epic, tragedy, natural philosophy, and early prose writing; his account of the Greco-Persian Wars of the early fifth century BCE; and his reception in antiquity and beyond. Students should have previously taken at least GREEK 100 and 101 or the equivalent.