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The article is devoted to the study of the image of the island of Samos in Herodotus’s work “History”. Particular emphasis is placed on assessing the role of Samos in the overall picture of Herodotus’s historical narrative. The issues of the relationship between fiction and historical reality are raised. The author concludes that Herodotus resorts to hyperbolization, often romanticizing historical events. Using such methods is one of the characteristic features of the epoch, and they should not be considered as an attempt to mislead the reader.

The article is devoted to two versions of the tale about Cyrus' the Great childhood. The author compares Herodotus' and Xenophon's versions of the tale. The main event of Herodotus' version is a game, basilinda which has a sacral sense. Xenophon's version has six main events and the third event namely the conversation between Cyrus and his mother Mandane is a culmination of the tale. It is necessary to note the epics' influence on Xenophon's version, which becomes apparent in the attitude to the problem of truth and time in the tale.

В статье исследуется вопрос о том, входили ли греческие полисы Южного Причерноморья в состав Лидийского царства. Поскольку Лидия была завоевана Персией, изучение данного вопроса позволяет прояснить время вхождения этих полисов в состав Персидской державы. Основным источником по проблеме является сообщение Геродота о завоевании лидийским царем Крезом Птерии – крупного укрепленного города, расположенного на Южном побережье Черного моря.