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The Histories escape rooms
5 self-checking escape rooms on The Histories by Herodotus, one for each section. Every answer comes from the text, so each room checks reading as well as recall, and they work with any edition. For grades 9–12, classical homeschoolers and literature classes.
No logins and nothing to install. Try the first two locks of any room free. See all the classics escape rooms.
The Histories · Books 1–2Gold and OraclesFree taster
The Histories · Books 3–4The Seven ConspiratorsFree taster
The Histories · Books 5–6The Burning of SardisFree taster
The Histories · Book 7The Hot GatesFree taster
The Histories · Books 8–9Ships at SalamisFree tasterRoom by room
- Books 1–2: Gold and Oracles. The old quarrels of East and West, Croesus and Solon, the testing of the oracles, the fall of Sardis, the rise of Cyrus, and Herodotus' tour of Egypt, from the Nile to the pyramids.
- Books 3–4: The Seven Conspirators. Cambyses in Egypt, the false Smerdis and the seven conspirators, the debate on how Persia should be ruled, Polycrates and his ring, and Darius' march against the Scythians.
- Books 5–6: The Burning of Sardis. The Ionian Revolt, Aristagoras in Sparta and Athens, the burning of Sardis, the fall of Miletus, the quarrels of the Spartan kings and the battle of Marathon.
- Book 7: The Hot Gates. Xerxes' decision to invade, the bridges over the Hellespont and the canal at Athos, the great review at Abydos, the oracle sent to Athens, and the stand of Leonidas at Thermopylae.
- Books 8–9: Ships at Salamis. The sea fight at Artemisium, the burning of Athens, Themistocles' trick before Salamis, Xerxes' retreat, the battles of Plataea and Mycale, and Herodotus' last story.