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Herodotus

he·ro·do·tus

UK/həˈɹɒdətəs/ US/həˈɹɑdətəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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 (425-485 BC)

Origin

From Latin Hērodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos).

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