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Herodotus

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Noun

1. 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)

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Herodotus

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noun
called the Father of History. ?485–?425 bc, Greek historian, famous for his History dealing with the causes and events of the wars between the Greeks and the Persians (490–479)

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Herodotus

see synonyms of herodotus
484?-425? b.c.; Gr. historian
called the Father of History

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Herodotus

see synonyms of herodotus
Greek historian whose writings on the Persian Wars are among the earliest known works of narrative history.

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