Herodotus
people sometimes call Herodotus "the father of history." Herodotus was the first writer we know (perhaps really the first) to try (in his own words) to find out. People sometimes call Herodotus "the father of history." Herodotus was the first writer we know (maybe really the first) who tries (in his own words) to find out what happened in the past "so that what people will not remember later, so that the great and awesome monument that the Greeks and barbarians made will be famous , and, among other things, to write down the reasons why they have to fight. "
Herodotus was the first historian known to collect materials systematically, testing their accuracy to a certain extent and arranging it in a well-built and clear narrative.
Herodotus lived around the 5th century BC. He was born around 484-425 BC in Turkey, in a Greek city called Halicarnassus. Like other writers of his time, Herodotus came from a wealthy family, and always had a lot of his own money. He was able to go to school, and he learned all of Homer's work as a man.
The most important thing that happened when Herodotus was still small was that Persia and Greece fought. The Persians conquered his own city Herodotus Halicarnassus shortly before he was born, but when they attacked Athens and Sparta, on the Greek mainland, they were defeated. Everyone was surprised that Athens and Sparta had been able to defeat Persia, and when Herodotus grew he devoted his life to trying to explain how this happened.
Herodotus decided that the main point was that the Persians were ruled by a king, and the king had too much power. This caused the king to think he was able to control things that really only the gods could control, like the weather, or who won the war. Pride, said Herodotus, left before falling.
But Herodotus also thought that Greece could learn a lot from the people around them. So Herodotus also wrote a lot about the other cultures he visited, such as the Egyptians and Scythians. And he also wrote about places he had never, like India and Africa.
Herodotus is often misunderstood. Sometimes he doesn't really understand what he sees in other countries. Sometimes people tell him things that are not true. But much of what he says is true. People will not be remembered later, so that the large and awesome monuments that the Greeks and barbarians made will be famous, and, among other things, to write down the reasons why they should fight. "
Herodotus was the first historian known to collect materials systematically, testing their accuracy to a certain extent and arranging it in a well-built and clear narrative.
Herodotus lived around the 5th century BC. He was born around 484-425 BC in Turkey, in a Greek city called Halicarnassus. Like other writers of his time, Herodotus came from a wealthy family, and always had a lot of his own money. He was able to go to school, and he learned all of Homer's work as a man.
The most important thing that happened when Herodotus was still small was that Persia and Greece fought. The Persians conquered his own city Herodotus Halicarnassus shortly before he was born, but when they attacked Athens and Sparta, on the Greek mainland, they were defeated. Everyone was surprised that Athens and Sparta had been able to defeat Persia, and when Herodotus grew he devoted his life to trying to explain how this happened.
Herodotus decided that the main point was that the Persians were ruled by a king, and the king had too much power. This caused the king to think he was able to control things that really only the gods could control, like the weather, or who won the war. Pride, said Herodotus, left before falling.
But Herodotus also thought that Greece could learn a lot from the people around them. So Herodotus also wrote a lot about the other cultures he visited, such as the Egyptians and Scythians. And he also wrote about places he had never, like India and Africa.
Herodotus is often misunderstood. Sometimes he doesn't really understand what he sees in other countries. Sometimes people tell him things that are not true. But many of what he said was true
Herodotus is the father of history
We are all the fathers and mothers of history!
Herodotus
people sometimes call Herodotus "the father of history." Herodotus was the first writer we know (perhaps really the first) to try (in his own words) to find out. People sometimes call Herodotus "the father of history." Herodotus was the first writer we know (maybe really the first) who tries (in his own words) to find out what happened in the past "so that what people will not remember later, so that the great and awesome monument that the Greeks and barbarians made will be famous , and, among other things, to write down the reasons why they have to fight. "
Herodotus was the first historian known to collect materials systematically, testing their accuracy to a certain extent and arranging it in a well-built and clear narrative.
Herodotus lived around the 5th century BC. He was born around 484-425 BC in Turkey, in a Greek city called Halicarnassus. Like other writers of his time, Herodotus came from a wealthy family, and always had a lot of his own money. He was able to go to school, and he learned all of Homer's work as a man.
The most important thing that happened when Herodotus was still small was that Persia and Greece fought. The Persians conquered his own city Herodotus Halicarnassus shortly before he was born, but when they attacked Athens and Sparta, on the Greek mainland, they were defeated. Everyone was surprised that Athens and Sparta had been able to defeat Persia, and when Herodotus grew he devoted his life to trying to explain how this happened.
Herodotus decided that the main point was that the Persians were ruled by a king, and the king had too much power. This caused the king to think he was able to control things that really only the gods could control, like the weather, or who won the war. Pride, said Herodotus, left before falling.
But Herodotus also thought that Greece could learn a lot from the people around them. So Herodotus also wrote a lot about the other cultures he visited, such as the Egyptians and Scythians. And he also wrote about places he had never, like India and Africa.
Herodotus is often misunderstood. Sometimes he doesn't really understand what he sees in other countries. Sometimes people tell him things that are not true. But much of what he says is true. People will not be remembered later, so that the large and awesome monuments that the Greeks and barbarians made will be famous, and, among other things, to write down the reasons why they should fight. "
Herodotus was the first historian known to collect materials systematically, testing their accuracy to a certain extent and arranging it in a well-built and clear narrative.
Herodotus lived around the 5th century BC. He was born around 484-425 BC in Turkey, in a Greek city called Halicarnassus. Like other writers of his time, Herodotus came from a wealthy family, and always had a lot of his own money. He was able to go to school, and he learned all of Homer's work as a man.
The most important thing that happened when Herodotus was still small was that Persia and Greece fought. The Persians conquered his own city Herodotus Halicarnassus shortly before he was born, but when they attacked Athens and Sparta, on the Greek mainland, they were defeated. Everyone was surprised that Athens and Sparta had been able to defeat Persia, and when Herodotus grew he devoted his life to trying to explain how this happened.
Herodotus decided that the main point was that the Persians were ruled by a king, and the king had too much power. This caused the king to think he was able to control things that really only the gods could control, like the weather, or who won the war. Pride, said Herodotus, left before falling.
But Herodotus also thought that Greece could learn a lot from the people around them. So Herodotus also wrote a lot about the other cultures he visited, such as the Egyptians and Scythians. And he also wrote about places he had never, like India and Africa.
Herodotus is often misunderstood. Sometimes he doesn't really understand what he sees in other countries. Sometimes people tell him things that are not true. But many of what he said was true