Herodotus meaning

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Herodotus (noun): the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC).

Definition of Herodotus

the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)
Type of: historian

Herodotus in a sentence

Herodotus says that Egypt is a gift of the Nile.
Herodotus talked about Palestine.
According to Herodotus, the Pharaoh Psamtik I wanted to know the first language of humanity.

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