Greece/Turkey: Herodotus, the 'Father of History' (c. 484 - c. 425 BCE). Roman copy of a Greek marble bust, early 4th century BCE. Herodotus (Greek: Hēródotos) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern day Bodrum, Turkey) and lived in the 5th century BCE . He has been called the 'Father of History' since he was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative.

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