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Herodotus

Herodotus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, romanised: 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. He wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, among…

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Notable work
Histories
Occupation
Historian
Born
c. 484 BC Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor, Achaemenid Empire
Died
c. 425 BC (aged approx. 59) Thurii, Calabria, or Pella, Macedon
Parents
Lyxes (father) · Dryotus (mother)
Relatives
Theodorus (brother) · Panyassis (uncle or cousin)

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HerodotusBornc. 484 BC Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor, Achaemenid Empire1.00infobox
HerodotusDiedc. 425 BC (aged approx. 59) Thurii, Calabria, or Pella, Macedon1.00infobox
HerodotusNotable workHistories1.00infobox
HerodotusOccupationHistorian1.00infobox
HerodotusParentsLyxes (father)1.00infobox
HerodotusParentsDryotus (mother)1.00infobox
HerodotusRelativesTheodorus (brother)1.00infobox
HerodotusRelativesPanyassis (uncle or cousin)1.00infobox
the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrusinstance ofamong other subjects0.80text
Marathoninstance ofa title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles0.80text
Thermopylaeinstance ofa title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles0.80text
Artemisiuminstance ofa title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles0.80text

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