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Herodotijs, the oldest of the Greek historians, and called by Cicero the Father of History,' was born at Halicarnassus in Caria, an extensive town of Asia Minor, 484 years before Christ. His fa ther's name was Lyxes, and that of his mother Dryo: he was of an illustrious family, originally Dorian, and both his parents were of high estate, according to Strabo, who also mentions that he had an only brother named Theodorus.
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Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, in Asia Minor, in the fifth century B.C. Called the Father of History, he wrote the first comprehensive attempt at secular narrative history, long considered the starting point of Western historical writing. The focus of his Histories is the Persian Wars, but he includes fascinating digressions on the histories of Bablyon, Egypt, and Thrace, as well as studies of the pyramids and various historical events. He was the first writer to evaluate historical, geographical, and archaeological material critically.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1330225082
- ISBN 13 9781330225080
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages333
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