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Herodotus [Herodoto] was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He is known for having written the book The Histories a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is widely considered to have been the first writer to have treated historical subjects using a method of systematic investigation He is often referred to as "The Father of History" from La ciencia y sus hombres : vidas de los sabios ilustres desde la antigüedad hasta el siglo XIX T. 1 [Science and it's people Vol 1] by Luis Figuier ; traducción de la tercera
Herodotus [Herodoto] was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He is known for having written the book The Histories a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is widely considered to have been the first writer to have treated historical subjects using a method of systematic investigation He is often referred to as "The Father of History" from La ciencia y sus hombres : vidas de los sabios ilustres desde la antigüedad hasta el siglo XIX T. 1 [Science and it's people Vol 1] by Luis Figuier ; traducción de la tercera edición francesa por Pelegrin Casabó y Pagés ; ilustrada por Armet, Gomez, Martí y Alsina, Planella, Puiggarí, Serra, Printed in Barcelona in 1879
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