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The Histories (Greek: Ἱστορίαι, Historíai; [a] also known as The History [1]) of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. [2] Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West's most important sources regarding these affairs.
- Herodotus
- 2020
This text was prepared from an edition dated 1890, published by MacMillan and Co., London and New York. Greek text has been transliterated and marked with brackets, as in the opening citation above.
Mar 17, 2019 · Herodotus wrote one of the earliest surviving Greek histories of the then-known world. Born in 484 B.C. at Halicarnassus in Caria, Asia Minor, the author travelled extensively in parts of Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa.
Feb 4, 2010 · Learn about Herodotus, the first historian who wrote an account of the Greco-Persian Wars and the origins of the Persian Empire. Explore his life, travels, sources and legacy in this article from History.com.
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Jun 25, 2024 · Herodotus (born 484 bce?, Halicarnassus, Asia Minor [now Bodrum, Turkey]?—died c. 430–420) was the Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the History of the Greco-Persian Wars.
Read the original Greek text and a modern translation of Herodotus’ Histories, a work that covers many historic events of ancient Greece and Persia. Learn about Herodotus’ perspective, method and sources in the introduction.
