In this fascinating new book, Professor Emily Katz Anhalt illuminates vital insights of the writer Herodotus concerning sexual violence, deception, foreign ways, political equality, and more. Through his Histories, he urges us to value reality, restrain destructive passions, and acknowledge the essential humanity of every human being—crucial guidance for navigating our own divisive and volatile political climate. The ancient Greeks never achieved an egalitarian, just society. Herodotus equips us to do better.