The History of Herodotus

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gptkbp:adaptedInto documentaries
radio programs
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Histories
gptkbp:author Herodotus
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Thucydides
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
gptkbp:criticizedFor inclusion of legends and anecdotes
lack of critical analysis
gptkbp:dateWritten 5th century BCE
gptkbp:firstPublished 1502
gptkbp:genre history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The History of Herodotus
gptkbp:impact foundation of historical writing
gptkbp:influenced history
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Homer
gptkb:oral_tradition
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great
gptkb:Darius_I
gptkb:Xerxes_I
Leonidas I
Themistocles
gptkbp:numberOfBooks 9
gptkbp:praisedAs Father of History
gptkbp:praisedFor gptkb:Cicero
gptkbp:preservedIn numerous manuscripts
gptkbp:referencedIn modern historical studies
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Scythia
Ancient Greece
gptkbp:significance first major work of history in Western literature
gptkbp:structure divided into nine books named after the Muses
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Greco-Persian_Wars
ancient history
gptkbp:theme fate
causes of war
power and hubris
role of the gods
conflict between East and West
customs and cultures of different peoples
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Tom_Holland
gptkb:Aubrey_de_Sélincourt
gptkb:George_Rawlinson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Histories_(Herodotus)
gptkb:Sumbel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6