41. Herodotus - Crystalinks Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BCca. 425 BC). He is famous for his writings on the conflict between Greece http://www.crystalinks.com/herodotus.html

Herodotus Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC-ca. 425 BC). He is famous for his writings on the conflict between Greece and Persia, as well as the descriptions he wrote of different places and people he met on his travels. Herodotus wrote A History of the Persian Wars. Herodotus' invention earned him the title "The Father of History" and the word he used for his achievement, historie, which previously had meant simply "inquiry", passed into Latin and took on its modern connotation of "history" or "story". His nickname was given to him by Cicero. Conversely, however, many historians and philosophers who take a more sceptical view of Herodotus' accounts and narratives have a different name for him, dubbing him "The Father of Lies" or "the deceiver." In many cases, Herodotus, unsure of the exact history, would give the most prominent competing historical accounts of a particular event or region, and then express his opinion as to which he believed was accurate, with an explanation of why. The Histories were often attacked in the ancient world for bias, inaccuracy, and plagiarism. Similar attacks have been made by several modern scholars, who argue that Herodotus exaggerated the extent of his travels and fabricated sources. Respect for his accuracy has increased in the last half century, however, and he is now recognized not only as a pioneer in history but in ethnography and anthropology as well.Herodotus has passed to us information current in his own day: he reports that the annual flooding of the Nile was said to be the result of melting snows far to the south, and comments that he cannot understand how there can be snow in the hottest part of the world.

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Home History Iran's Guide Society Histories of Herodotus A history source of Persian Empire of Achaemenian era By: Herodotus (c. 484 - 425 BCE); Translated by: George Rawlinson Books: 1 Book Clio [1.0] These are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians from losing their due meed of glory; and withal to put on record what were their grounds of feuds. [1.2] At a later period, certain Greeks, with whose name they are unacquainted, but who would probably be Cretans, made a landing at Tyre, on the Phoenician coast, and bore off the king's daughter, Europe. In this they only retaliated; but afterwards the Greeks, they say, were guilty of a second violence. They manned a ship of war, and sailed to Aea, a city of Colchis, on the river Phasis; from whence, after despatching the rest of the business on which they had come, they carried off Medea, the daughter of the king of the land. The monarch sent a herald into Greece to demand reparation of the wrong, and the restitution of his child; but the Greeks made answer that, having received no reparation of the wrong done them in the seizure of Io the Argive, they should give none in this instance. [1.3] In the next generation afterwards, according to the same authorities, Alexander the son of Priam, bearing these events in mind, resolved to procure himself a wife out of Greece by violence, fully persuaded, that as the Greeks had not given satisfaction for their outrages, so neither would he be forced to make any for his. Accordingly he made prize of Helen; upon which the Greeks decided that, before resorting to other measures, they would send envoys to reclaim the princess and require reparation of the wrong. Their demands were met by a reference to the violence which had been offered to Medea, and they were asked with what face they could now require satisfaction, when they had formerly rejected all demands for either reparation or restitution addressed to them.

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44. Herodotus - Definition From The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Definition of Herodotus from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Herodotus

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45. Herodotus - History For Kids! Herodotus has been called the father of history. He was the first writer that we know of (probably really the first) who tried to (in his own words) find http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/literature/herodotus.htm

Herodotus - ancient Greek historian of the 400's BC, who wrote about the Persian Wars. Herodotus Herodotus has been called the "father of history." He was the first writer that we know of (probably really the first) who tried to (in his own words) find out what had happened in the past "so that what people did will be remembered later, so that the great and admirable monuments that the Greeks and the barbarians made would be famous, and, among other things, to write down the reasons why they had a war." Herodotus was born around 485 BC in Turkey, in a Greek town called Halicarnassus. Like other writers of his time, Herodotus was from a rich family, and always had plenty of money himself. He was able to go to school , and he learned all the works of Homer as a boy. The most important thing that happened while Herodotus was a child was that the Persians and the Greeks fought a war. The Persians conquered Herodotus' own hometown of Halicarnassus shortly before he was born, but when they attacked Athens and Sparta , in mainland Greece, they were defeated. Everybody was surprised that Athens and Sparta had been able to defeat the

46. Harvard University Press: The Persian Wars, I : Books 1-2 By Herodotus The Persian Wars, I Books 12 by Herodotus, published by Harvard University Press. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/L117.html

Home Ordering Search/Browse Contact ... HUP The Persian Wars, I Books 1-2 Herodotus Translated by A. D. Godley Herodotus the great Greek historian was born about 484 BCE , at Halicarnassus in Caria, Asia Minor, when it was subject to the Persians. He travelled widely in most of Asia Minor, Egypt (as far as Assuan), North Africa, Syria, the country north of the Black Sea, and many parts of the Aegean Sea and the mainland of Greece. He lived, it seems, for some time in Athens, and in 443 went with other colonists to the new city Thurii (in South Italy), where he died about 430. He was 'the prose correlative of the bard, a narrator of the deeds of real men, and a describer of foreign places' (Murray). Herodotus's famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians has an epic dignity which enhances his delightful style. It includes the rise of the Persian power and an account of the Persian empire; a description and history of Egypt; and a long digression on the geography and customs of Scythia. Even in the later books on the attacks of the Persians against Greece there are digressions. All is most entertaining and produces a grand unity. After personal inquiry and study of hearsay and other evidence, Herodotus gives us a not uncritical estimate of the best that he could find. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Herodotus is in four volumes.

47. Ancient Greek Online Library | Thalia By Herodotus | Page 27 Herodotus. Biography and plays by this great author. http://www.greektexts.com/library/Herodotus/Thalia/eng/73.html

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48. Origins Of The Etruscans: Was Herodotus Right? - International Herald Tribune Apr 3, 2007 An even more specific link to the Near East is a short statement by Herodotus that the Etruscans emigrated from Lydia, a region on the http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/03/arts/snetrus.php

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49. Herodotus According to the Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Classical World Few historians have equaled Herodotus as writers he accomplished an attractive history, http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b2herodotus.htm

Herodotus c.274-337 The Father of History? by Rit Nosotro According to the Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Classical World "Few historians have equaled Herodotus as writers he accomplished an attractive history, swiftly told and read, with fascinating character portrayals, dramatic passages and moments of insight into the deep forces of human life." Herodotus was the first man to use investigation and research to write history. For this reason he has been dubbed the "father of history." He is known for his Histories , in which he tells about the history, customs and people of the lands he visited. The main theme of his work is the conflict between East and West. Besides being the first historical work written using research, it is important as the first long work in Greek prose and is confirmation the historical reliability of the Bible. Herodotus was born in c. 484 in Halicarnassus in modern southwestern Turkey. To be born at this time and place meant to be born under the great Persian Empire. According to A. R. Burn growing up in this environment "may have helped to foster the breadth of vision with which Herodotus surveys the great conflict [The Persian Wars] from both sides." His family was wealthy and probably aristocratic. While he was still quite young, the tyrant Lygdamis drove the family out of town and they were forced to live in exile on the island of Samos.

50. Herodotus And Homer - All About Turkey Herodot was the father of written history and Homer was the writer of the Trojan War. http://www.allaboutturkey.com/herodot.htm

Home Regions of Turkey Top Tourist Sites History ... History > Herodotus and Homer Herodotus and Homer Herodotus Herodotus, according to Cicero the "father of history", was born in Dorian Halicarnassus (now Bodrum), but had to leave after taking part in an uprising against the tyrant Lygdamis. He travelled widely in Egypt, Africa, Asia Minor and eastern Europe, then lived for a time in Athens, greatly respected and honoured, before moving in 444 BC to settle in the newly founded Athenian colony of Thourioi (Thurii) in southern Italy. His history of the wars between Greece and Persia, divided in later years into nine books named after the Muses, incorporated observations made on his travels as well as a record of the political events. Later study has confirmed in many respects the accuracy of his work, which is a valuable source of information on the Greek settlements in Asia Minor as well as on the lands and peoples of Africa and the Near East. Homer (c.8th c BC) The city of Smyrna ( Izmir ) in Asia Minor claims, probably with some justification, to be the birthplace of Homer, legendary author of the " Iliad " and the "Odyssey" and the West's earliest epic poet. Tradition has it that he was a blind "rhapsode", a wandering reciter of poetry who travelled around the

51. Introductory Note. Herodotus. 1909-14. Voyages And Travels: Ancient And Modern. Introductory Note. Herodotus. 190914. Voyages and Travels Ancient and Modern. The Harvard Classics. http://www.bartleby.com/33/1001.html

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53. Malaspina Great Books - Herodotus (c. 485 BCE) Herodotus of Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum in Turkey) was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (485 BC c. 420 BC). http://www.malaspina.org/herodotus.htm

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54. Gary Leupp: 300 Vs. Iran (and Herodotus) Mar 30, 2007 Herodotus, the Father of History and perhaps the world s first professional historian, paints a picture of a free Greece united against http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp03312007.html

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56. Herodotus One not only discovers something about them from this description, but one also learns somthing about the attitudes of sedentary people like Herodotus http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Scythians.html

One of the most constant themes in world history was the interaction of nomadic and semi-nomadic societies with sedentary civilizations. We have seen how civilizations were changed and empires arose an fell as a result of the movements of peoples. Below is a description of the steppe people known as the Scythians. One not only discovers something about them from this description, but one also learns somthing about the attitudes of sedentary people like Herodotus toward nomads. Herodotus on the Scythians The History of Herodotus, George Rawlinson, ed. and tr., vol. 3, Book 4, Chapters 2-36, 46-82. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1885] 2. Now the Scythians blind all their slaves, to use them in preparing their milk. The plan they follow is to thrust tubes made of bone, not unlike our musical pipes, up the vulva of the mare , and then to blow into the tubes with their mouths, some milking while the others blow. They say that they do this because when the veins of the animal are full of air, the udder is forced down. The milk thus obtained is poured into deep wooden casks, about which the blind slaves are placed, and then the milk is stirred round. That which rises to the top is drawn off, and considered the best part; the under portion is of less account. Such is the reason why the Scythians blind all those whom they take in war; it arises from their not being tillers of the ground, but a pastoral race. 4. The Scythians followed this counsel, and the slaves were so astounded, that they forgot to fight, and immediately ran away. Such was the mode in which the Scythians, after being for a time the lords of Asia, and being forced to quit it by the Medes, returned and settled in their own country. This inroad of theirs it was that Darius was anxious to avenge, and such was the purpose for which he was now collecting an army to invade them.

57. Herodotus As historian Herodotus was preceded by Hecataeus of Miletus and Hellanicus of Mytilene. The former has already been mentioned in connexion with the Ionic http://madeinatlantis.com/athens/herodotus.htm

var TlxPgNm='herodotus'; Back to Homepage Modern Athens Climate of Athens The Sunlight in Athens ... Mycenae Herodotus Herodotus was born at Halicarnassus, a city of Ionian Greece, in (or not much earlier than) 480 B. C., of a distinguished family, to which the epic poet Panyasis also belonged. After taking part in the tumultuous politics of his native town, Herodotus travelled very widely. It seems that he wrote at least parts of his history in early middle age. Tradition tells that after a public reading at Athens he received by decree a reward of ten talents, and that Thucydides as a boy was deeply impressed by his work. In any case he must have spent a long time in that city; Sophocles plainly had a high regard for himhe wrote an ode for Herodotus and quotes him several times. He knew the Acropolis and its buildings well. When Thurii was founded ( 444 B. C.) on the ruins of Sybaris in South Italy, Herodotus became a citizen of that town. He died about 426 B. C. The passages that have been quoted from Herodotus in connexion with the Persian invasions will have shown, to some extent, the character of his work. Much has been written about it, both in praise and in depreciation, but for those who care to read the book itselfof which there are good annotated translationssuch criticism is mostly superfluous. Here I shall content myself with offering a few biographical data and a few general remarks. As historian Herodotus was preceded by Hecataeus of Miletus and Hellanicus of Mytilene. The former has already been mentioned in connexion with the Ionic revolt and as having written a geography ( Travels round the Earth) for the map or globe of Anaximander. His history is mentioned several times by Herodotus, who also speaks of his having been in Egypt. The 'Attic history' of Hellanicus is mentioned by Thucydides.

58. Herodotus - Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Herodotus of Helicarnassus was an Ancient Greek historian who lived between 484 BC and 425 BC. He was probably born to a rich family in Halicarnassus, http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus

Herodotus From the Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can change Jump to: navigation search Herodotus of Helicarnassus Herodotus of Helicarnassus was an Ancient Greek historian who lived between 484 BC and 425 BC . He was probably born to a rich family in Halicarnassus , a town in south-west Asia Minor (which is now Bodrum, Turkey Herodotus is considered by many to be the "Father of History" for his writings about the ancient empires of Babylon Egypt , and Persia , and about the Ancient Greeks. During his life, Herodotus probably told his stories in front of large numbers of people in Greek cities. He may have been paid money for this. He is now most famous for his writings about the wars between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states . He told the story from the Greek side, although the war was mostly finished when he was still a child. In his books, Herodotus tells us that he travelled a lot. He says that he went to what is now Italy , the Ukraine Egypt , and Sicily . He may also have travelled to Babylon . He often used stories from people he met to write about other places and happenings. Some people think that Herodotus wrote about things that were not true. This is possible, but it is also possible that he thought these things

59. Herodotus, C.485-425 B.C. The fame of Herodotus (c.485425 BC) has endured as the first constructive artist in historical scholarship, as the author of the earliest comprehensive http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/herodotus.html

Herodotus, c.485-425 B.C. The Greek historian Herodotus was born at Halicarnarssus, a Greek colony on the coast of Asia Minor around 485 B.C. When the colonies were freed from the Persian yoke, he left his home and traveled in Asia Minor, the Aegean islands, Greece, Macdedonia, Thrace, the coasts of the Black Sea, Persia, Tyre, Egypt, and Cyrene. In 443 B.C., the colony of Thurii was founded by Athens on the Tarentine Gulf, and Herodotus joined it. From Thurii he visited Sicily and Lower Italy. On his travels he collected historical, geographical, ethnological and archeological material for his History which was designed to record not only the wars but the causes of the wars between Greece and the barbarians. Herodotus admired Athenian democracy. Though he praised Persian bravery, he eulogized Athens and its triumph over autocratic Persian imperialism. He was not as accurate in his reporting of military facts, something which characterized his successor, Thucydides. Nor did Herodotus free himself completely from a belief that the gods still intervened in human affairs. The fame of Herodotus has endured as the first constructive artist in the field of historical scholarship, as the author of the earliest comprehensive historical work, and as the first writer to imply that the task of the historian is to reconstruct the whole past life of man.

60. On Herodotus' Histories Herodotus main sources were what he has been told and what he has seen . This was probably the best he could do and it must have been hard to ascertain http://www.shunya.net/Text/Herodotus/TheHistorian.htm

HOME BLOG ARTICLES PHOTOS ... On Herodotus' Histories The Historian Herodotus' main sources were 'what he has been told' and 'what he has seen'. This was probably the best he could do and it must have been hard to ascertain facts about a war that had acquired mythical dimensions in his own lifetime, and few of whose participants were still alive for comment. He had few, if any, written documents to rely on - he queried priests, leading citizens, interpreters, eyewitnesses, 'men with traditions' - often fragmentary and unreliable. He also did land surveys and inspected battle sites. Unlike Thucydides, Herodotus focused primarily on the non-Greek world. We know little about his private life and in Histories he offers practically no biographical information. On his travels, he covered a large part of the Persian Empire: he went to Egypt, at least as far south as Aswan, and he also visited Libya, Syria, Babylonia, Susa in Elam, Lydia, and Phrygia. He journeyed up the Hellespont to Byzantium, went to Thrace and Macedonia, and traveled northward to beyond the Danube and to Scythia eastward along the northern shores of the Black Sea as far as the Don River and some way inland. These travels would have taken many years (some estimate twelve) and contributed to the almost encyclopedic scope of the

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