Look up: Herodotus

1. Herodotus
   Greek traveller and writer of the 5th century BCE, one of the greatest sources of Greek history.
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2. Herodotus
   (5th century BCE) Greek historian and author of The Histories of Herodotus, a book that chronicles the battles between the Greeks and the Persians known as the Persian Wars; Herodotus has been dubbed The Father of History, but that title has become debated as his sources are questioned; he records s...
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3. Herodotus
   [n] - the ancient Greek known as the father of history
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4. Herodotus
   (lived 5th century BC) Greek historian, described as the `Father of History`. He wrote a nine-book account of the Greek-Persian struggle that culminated in the defeat of the Persian invasion attempts in 490 and...
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5. Herodotus
   (from the article `Kokoschka, Oskar`) Kokoschka`s last paintings are perhaps best characterized by Herodotus (1960–63), a luminously painted picture of the Greek historian as he is ...
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6. Herodotus
   Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the History of the Greco-Persian Wars.[61 related articles]
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7. Herodotus
   Herodotus (hērod'utus) , 484?–425? B.C., Greek historian, called the Father of History, b. Halicarnassus, Asia Minor. Only scant knowledge of his life can be gleaned from his writings and from references to him by later writings, notably the Suda. He traveled along the coast of Asia ...
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8. Herodotus
   Herodotus was a Greek historian. He was born in 484 BC at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor and died in 420 BC. Before writing his history he travelled extensively, visiting the shores of the Hellespont and the Euxine, Scythia, Syria, Palestine, Babylon and Ecbatana, Egypt as far as Elephantine and other ...
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9. Herodotus
   Greek historian, described as the `Father of History`. He wrote a nine-book account of the Greek-Persian struggle that culminated in the defeat of the Persian invasion attempts in 490 and 480 BC. The work contains lengthy digressions on peoples, places, and earlier history. Herodotus was the first historian to apply critical evalu...
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10. Herodotus
    a Greek traveller who visited Egypt in about 450 BC. He wrote a history of Egypt and is one of the few writers to describe the process of mummification. However his work is full of fantastic tales and is not always to be trusted as correct.
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11. Herodotus
    `Herodotus` (Ἡρόδοτος--> HÄ“ródotos) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern day Bodrum, 425 BC-->). He has been called the "Father of History" since he was the first historian known to collect his materi...
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12. Herodotus
    (crater) `Herodotus` is a lunar crater located on a low shelf in the midst of the Oceanus Procellarum. To the east is the slightly larger crater Aristarchus. West across the mare is Schiaparelli. Almost due south on the mare surface is a solitary lunar dome designated Herodotus Omega (ω)....
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