GreeceΙστορία, θέμα 29 · History
Which of the following historians is considered the "father of history"?
In the exam (Greek)
Ποιος από τους παρακάτω ιστορικούς θεωρείται ως ο «πατέρας της ιστορίας»;
- aHerodotusΗρόδοτοςCorrect answer
- bThucydidesΘουκυδίδης
- cPlutarchΠλούταρχος
- dPolybiusΠολύβιος
Why?
Herodotus of Halicarnassus (5th century BC) wrote the "Histories" about the Persian Wars. The Roman Cicero called him the "father of history", and that is what we call him to this day.
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