Croesus and Cyrus the Great | The Histories of Herodotus
Wes Callihan tells the tale of Croesus at the end of his life, on top of a pyre about to be burned by Cyrus the Great when an amazing thing happens. Croesus and Cyrus the Great both learn wisdom.
This clip is an excerpt from “Greeks: The Histories,” part of “Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books,” a highschool (and above) video course designed for the homeschool.
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