The Complete Works of Herodotus. Illustrated
Herodotus was a Greek writer and geographer credited with being the first historian. He is referred to as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.
His magnum opus is a long account of the Greco-Persian Wars that he called “The Histories.”
Before Herodotus, no writer had ever made such a systematic, thorough study of the past or tried to explain the cause-...
Herodotus was a Greek writer and geographer credited with being the first historian. He is referred to as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.
His magnum opus is a long account of the Greco-Persian Wars that he called “The Histories.”
Before Herodotus, no writer had ever made such a systematic, thorough study of the past or tried to explain the cause-...
