Tom Holland On Herodotus

Tom Holland On Herodotus

Historian talks about his new translation of Herodotus, and the problems of piecing together ancient history from scattered fragments. “Herodotus tells us how the Egyptians developed scruples about having sex in temples, and why they shaved their eyebrows when a cat died. He is our best source for the burial process in which the brain was removed through the nostrils with an iron hook” (Metered paywall)