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Excerpt from The Samos of Herodotus It is common tradition that Herodotus was for several years an exile on the island of Samos. Rawlinson (introduction to Trans lation of Herodotus, pp. 15 however, supposes that The transfer of residence to Samos is most likely a fiction. His acquaintance with its buildings and localities is not greater than might have been acquired by one or two leisurely visits, and the length at which he treats the history may be accounted for on moral grounds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.