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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herodotus | Born | c. 484 BC Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor, Achaemenid Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Herodotus | Died | c. 425 BC (aged approx. 59) Thurii, Calabria, or Pella, Macedon | 1.00 | infobox |
| Herodotus | Notable work | Histories | 1.00 | infobox |
| Herodotus | Occupation | Historian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Herodotus | Parents | Lyxes (father) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Herodotus | Parents | Dryotus (mother) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Herodotus | Relatives | Theodorus (brother) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Herodotus | Relatives | Panyassis (uncle or cousin) | 1.00 | infobox |
| the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus | instance of | among other subjects | 0.80 | text |
| Marathon | instance of | a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles | 0.80 | text |
| Thermopylae | instance of | a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles | 0.80 | text |
| Artemisium | instance of | a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.The Histories primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles | 0.80 | text |
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