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The Histories (Greek: Ἱστορίαι, Historíai; also known as The History) of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West's most important sources regarding these affairs.
- Herodotus
- c. 430 BC
- 2020
- Various
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Feb 4, 2010 · Learn about Herodotus, the Greek writer who published "The Histories" in 425 B.C., a comprehensive account of the conflicts between Greece and Persia. Explore his life, travels, sources and legacy in this article.
- Missy Sullivan
- 3 min
BOOK I. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE HISTORIES, CALLED CLIO This is the Showing forth of the Inquiry of Herodotus of Halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works 2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by Hellenes and some by Barbarians, may lose their renown; and especially that the causes may be remembered for which these ...
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.
Herodotus’s History is an account of the Greco-Persian Wars (499–479 BCE) and the story of the growth and organization of the Persian empire. Herodotus covers the empire’s geography, social structure, and history before describing the events which led to Xerxes ’ invasion of Greece and the Greek city-states uniting to defeat his army.
May 22, 2016 · Learn about the father of history and his account of the Persian Wars and the cultures of the ancient world. Discover how Herodotus combined travel, warfare, ethnography and proto-science in his quest for origins and explanations.
