2. NAME:Herodotus «Father of History» He was born in 485 B.C. in Halicarnassus (Modern day Bodrum, Mugla, Turkiye) HIS WORK:«Historiae» (a word that passed into Latin and took on its modern meaning of history) It is about Greco Persian Wars, but also a vivid narration of people and regions that he had visited.
3. Herodotus’ work was later divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses .The "MuseofHistory", Clio, representingthefirstbook, followedbyEuterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, OuraniaandCalliopeforbooks 2-9 respectively. Greco Persian wars occurred in 490 and 480 – 479 BC. One of the most important battles at that time was the battle of Marathon.
4. The Marathon Battle As Greeks wan the battle, Persians tried to attack Athens by ship. Athens was poorly fortιfied because all soldiers were at Marathon. So Miltiades with Greek forces went back to protect Athens and a soldier run before them as soon as possible to warn Athenians that Persians were defeated in Marathon but they were coming by ship to Athens. That soldier died as soon as he gave his message and that is the same distance that Marathonodroms run today.(42 km)in Olympic games.
5. Herodotus does not only mention battles. He also describes the way people lived as well as their religious believes. He also talks about the importance of freedom within fare laws and the right government of a country.The roman rhetorical Cicerone gave Herodotus the name «Father of History».
