Herodotus
Sign in to saveHerodotus (; BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey), under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy. He wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, among other subjects such as the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus. He has been described as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.
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Herodotus was a Greek historian from Halicarnassus who wrote the *Histories*, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars and related topics like the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty. He is widely regarded as "The Father of History" because of his pioneering work in recording and documenting historical events.
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- 0484-01-01
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- History of Herodotus : A New English Version
- History of Herodotus
- Herodotus, with a Commentary by Joseph Williams Blakesley; Volume 2
- Herodotus, with a Commentary by Joseph Williams Blakesley; Volume 1
- Herodotus Graece [et] Latine
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Herodotus (; BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey), under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy. He wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, among other subjects such as the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus. He has been described as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.
The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles such as Marathon, Thermopylae, Artemisium, Salamis, Plataea, and Mycale. His work deviates from the main topics to provide a cultural, ethnographical, geographical, and historiographical background that forms an essential part of the narrative and provides readers with a wellspring of additional information.
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