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Herodotus

Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian, born to Lyxes and Dryo, who authored The Histories, considered the first significant piece of historical writing in the Western canon. There remains debate among historians as to how much of The Histories, an account of the 5th Century BC conflict between the Persian and Greek Empires, is influenced by myth rather than fact.

Fast Facts

Born: c. 484 BC
Died: c. 425 BC
Sometimes called "Father of History"
Major Work: The Histories, 9-volume text written around 440 BC
Recent discoveries have backed his credibility
His work is also important to the disciplines of ethnography and anthropology

Contribution

Herodotus was the first historian to collect his materials systematically, test his accuracy and arrange events into a compelling narrative. He admitted in his writing to relying on second-hand accounts of events, reporting things told to him in addition to events he personally witnessed.

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History | Ancient Greece | Authors and Writers

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Herodotus Background and Profiles

Debates on Herodotus's Work

George C. Chryssis: The Greek Alphabet: Hellinic Invention or Phoenician Invasion?
Greek Mythology Link: "Is it True?"
National Black United Front: Cheikh Anta Diop and the New Light on African History (1974)
Herodotus Website: Account for Herodotus's interest in Croesus during Book One
Christian Courier: Herodotus and the Bible (2000)

Evidence Supporting Herodotus

Amazonation: Archaeological Finds Pertaining to the Amazons
The German Times: "The Treasures of the Barbarians" (2007)
Telegraph.co.uk: Genes prove Herodotus right about Etruscans (2007)

Herodotus Images and Media

Google Image Search: Herodotus
Yahoo! Image Search: Herodotus

Herodotus Books and Research

The Histories of Herodotus:
- Book One: Clio | Book Two: Euterpe | Book Three: Thalia | Book Four: Melpomene
- Book Five: Terpsichore | Book Six: Erato | Book Seven: Polymnia | Book Eight: Urania
- Book Nine: Calliope

Herodotus Blogs and Message Boards

Off The Page: Classical History and the Iraq War
Mere Rhetoric: Video: Another 300 Trailer (Plus: Herodotus)
Guardian's Ancient Egypt Discussion Board: Herodotus and the Egyptian Idea of Immortality

Herodotus in Popular Culture

Note: The following links link to IMDB which is known to have pop-ups.
1962: The 300 Spartans
1992: The English Patient
2006: 300
2007: Last Stand of the 300 TV Program

Related Pages on Mahalo

Croesus | Cyrus the Great | Xerses I of Persia | Greece | History of Iraq | Iraq | Homer | The Odyssey | Aristotle | Socrates | 300

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