In spite of this, he undoubtedly had many admirers who went on to follow in his footsteps. Herodotus faced criticism, both during and after his lifetime, by those who doubted the validity of his stories. Herodotus Inspired Generations of Writers and Historians to Come Thucydides statue, image courtesy of Ancient Pasts If anyone was placed to write about world history, it was surely this man who had seen so much of it first-hand.ĥ. Next, he journeyed through Byzantium, Thrace and Macedonia, before seeing Scythia while travelling along the shores of the Black Sea. He then wandered across the globe for many years, visiting Egypt, Libya, Syria, Babylonia, Susa, Lydia, Susa and Phrygia. Herodotus was born in Halicarnassus, a Greek city in Southwest Asia under Persian rule and later travelled to Athens, before moving on to Thurii, a colony in Southern Italy. Herodotus Travelled Widely to Gather His Research World map according to Herodotus, image courtesy of Maps Etc.
Historians Believe His Stories Are Mostly True Herodotus sculpture, image courtesy of Hub PagesĤ. He then went on to describe the rise of the Persian Empire, looking with detail into the development of its history, geography and civilization.ģ.
He focused primarily on the wars between Greece and Persia, studying the background leading to the Greco-Persian wars, the battles themselves, the Persian invasion of Greece and the Greek victories at Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. In his epic 9 volume series of books, The Histories, Herodotus documented some of history’s most important events. He Recorded Some of the Most Important Events in Ancient History Herodotus, The Histories book cover, image courtesy of Scribd Instead, texts from ancient Greece tended to focus on mythological stories, which were a carefully woven blend of fact, fantasy and fiction, filled with lavish tales of gods and mythical creatures.Ģ. Before Herodotus, no one had ever attempted such an ambitious task. He travelled far and wide to gather lived experience from civilizations around the world, and brought his findings together in The Histories, a vast nine-volume series spanning continents and lives. Herodotus was the first of his kind to bring real history together into one long, chronological sequence. Herodotus Invented the Entire Concept of History Bust of Herodotus, image courtesy of Academus Education
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