No. 14 of 200 · Great Authors
425 BC
Major worksThe Histories
The Greek writer known as the "Father of History" for his sweeping account of the wars between Greece and Persia, the first work to investigate the past in a systematic, inquiring way. Curious, digressive, and endlessly entertaining, his Histories blend reportage, geography, and storytelling into a portrait of the entire known world of his age.
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