Tolstoy and Herodotus

[Michael Marsh-Soloway]

In the summer of 1871, Tolstoy wrote in a letter to Fet that he was reading Herodotus. G.A. Stratanovsky posits that Tolstoy derived the plot of "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" from Herodotus' writings. Tolstoy allegedly liked the line, "Show me how a man dies and I'll show you how he lived." Has anyone come across this line in Herodotus’ or Tolstoy's work? Also, did Tolstoy start reading Herodotus in translation before attempting to read the texts in Greek? If yes, I'd be interested to learn which translations he was reading. 

Many thanks, 
Michael

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