Herodotus
484-420 (or earlier) B.C.
Greek Historian
Hailed as the "Father of History," Herodotus wrote the first known prose history in Western literature. Writing at a time when history...
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Herodotus
Born c. 484 B.C., Halicarnassus, Greece Died c. 425 B.C., Thurii, Greece
Herodotus is known as the father of history. His History, an account of the Persian-Greek wars, is considered to be...
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Herodotus (ca. 485 BC-ca. 425 BC) was the first Greek writer who succeeded in writing a large-scale historical narrative that has survived the passage of time.In the lifetime of Herodotus the writing ...
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Herodotus, often called the "Father of History," is the earliest and one of the greatest in the pantheon of ancient Greek prose writers. He was born in the early fifth century B.C., about the time of ...
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Biography EssayHerodotus, often called the "Father of History," is the earliest and one of the greatest in the pantheon of ancient Greek prose writers. He was born in the early fifth century B.C., abo...
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