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Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed... Read Full Overview

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed... Read Full Overview

Le livre IV des Histoires est par bien des aspects le livre des extremes, aussi bien geographiques que litteraires: a la frontiere de l'histoire, Herodote evoque autant les peuples mythiques telles les Amazones, que les menees de Darius, bien reelles, contre le pays des Scythes... Read Full Overview