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Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first histo

Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it. This commentary

Excerpt from The History of Herodotus, Vol. 4 of 4: A New English Version, Edited With Copious Notes and Appendices, Illustrating the History and Geography of H