330. Herodotus: The Birth of History

The Rest Is History

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🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Born on the Western edge of an empire that stretched all the way to India, Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century BC. His major work The Histories, a long and detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars and the cultures of the ancient world, is considered the founding work of History in Western literature. Herodotus was known for his thorough research, his use of eyewitness accounts, and his engaging storytelling style, and was not impervious to feuding with other historians… Join Tom and Dominic as they look into the life of the "father of History".

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1:42.2	My name is Gorgon. I am a Spartan Queen. I come to tell you a story, a story unlike any
1:50.7	that has been told before. It is the story of the greatest war ever fought. Years had
1:56.4	lasted. Famous cities went up in flames. Mighty heroes, the pride of Greece and Asia,
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