Totally Awesome History

I came across this video on You Tube, which provides an entertaining insight in Herodotus, who was known as the Father of History, and was born in ancient Bodrum.

Here’s an Intro for the video from their You Tube Listing:

Hailed as both the Father of History and the Father of Lies, the fact remains that Herodotus of Halicarnassus is still one of the most read and readable of all ancient historians.

In this video, we take a look at the life, personality, and legacy of this fascinating man. We also discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of the criticisms leveled against him.

 

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern day Bodrum, Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC (c. 484–425 BC). He has been called “The Father of History” (firstly conferred by Cicero), 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 and vivid narrative.

The Histories—his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced—is a record of his “inquiry”, being an investigation of the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars and including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information. Although some of his stories were fanciful, he claimed he was reporting only what had been told to him. Little is known of his personal history.