Herodotus - Wikipedia Herodotus[a] (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, romanized: Hēródotos; c 484 – c 425 BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey), under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy
Herodotus | Biography, Histories, Facts | Britannica 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
Herodotus - World History Encyclopedia Herodotus (l c 484 – 425 413 BCE) was a Greek historian famous for his work Histories He was called The Father of History by the Roman writer Cicero, who admired him, but has also been rejected as The Father of Lies by critics, ancient and modern, who claim his work is little more than tall tales
Who was Herodotus and why is he called the ‘Father of History’? At a time when the Persian Empire threatened the very survival of Greece, a writer named Herodotus set out to document the forces behind the conflicts that had shaken the Greek world He had personally witnessed the rise and fall of empires, which were clashing violently across the Mediterranean
The ‘Father of History’: Who Was Herodotus? | History Hit Herodotus was the first historian who attempted to record a comprehensive and reliable account of the past, rather than just stories or legends, and is known for his use of a wide range of sources, including personal observations, interviews, and written records