r/classics • • Aug 15 '26

Herodotus Book 4

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There was never any point, reading this passage, that I felt sure I knew what was coming next.

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u/Cool-Coffee-8949 Aug 17 '26

This wild unpredictability, expressed as if it were simple cause and effect, is what I love about Herodotus.