Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:archaeological_site
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Raising_Steam
gptkb:Tacitus gptkb:Herodotus gptkb:Julian_Opie gptkb:Xerxes gptkb:Hermaeus_Mora gptkb:First_Folio gptkb:First_Folio_1623 gptkb:The_First_Folio gptkb:Polybius |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Herodotus
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| gptkbp:contains |
mythological elements
geographical descriptions cultural anecdotes ethnographic information accounts of the Greco-Persian Wars |
| gptkbp:covered_by |
the rise of the Roman Republic
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
adapted into various media
studied in academia reference in literature inspired historical fiction influenced modern history writing |
| gptkbp:discusses |
gptkb:organization
military strategies political systems |
| gptkbp:focus |
gptkb:Greco-Persian_Wars
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:historical_event
history |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
gptkb:award
critical analysis ethnography |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
influence on later historians
first major work of history source for ancient events |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Histories
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| gptkbp:impact |
Western historiography
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| gptkbp:influence |
Western historiography
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| gptkbp:influenced |
historical writing
Renaissance historians |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
earlier historians
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| gptkbp:is_available_in |
public domain
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| gptkbp:is_divided_into |
nine books
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:City
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Leonidas_I
gptkb:Darius_I gptkb:Themistocles gptkb:Xerxes_I gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
" The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance." " History is a guide to navigation in perilous times." " Men are the measure of all things." " The greatest of all blessings is to be free." " The truth is the first casualty of war." " There is no greater evil than war." " This is the result of the war." " The most important thing is to be able to think for oneself." " It is better to be a beggar than to be a tyrant." " In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons." " Human beings are the measure of all things." " It is better to be envied than to be pitied." " The greatest blessings are the greatest burdens." |
| gptkbp:published_by |
5th century BC
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| gptkbp:style |
narrative prose
rhetorical devices descriptive detail |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Greco-Persian_Wars
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| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:organization
divine intervention fate and free will war and conflict power and leadership |
| gptkbp:translated_into |
multiple languages
many languages |
| gptkbp:written_in |
gptkb:City
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