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- Herodotus was born in about 485 B.C. in the Greek city of Halicarnassus,Turkey
- He was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus.
- Herodotus has been called the “father of history.”
- Herodotus was the first writer to perform systematic investigation of historical events.
- “The Father of History”, title was given by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.
- He describes the history of the Persian Empire in Books I–IV.
- He was a great traveler, a good geographer.
- He was a man with a great interest in the customs and past history of his fellow citizens.
- He was an invaluable source of information about the Greco-Persian Wars.
- Herodotus is most well known for his historical accounts.
