Historian · 484 BC – 425 BC
Herodotus
Wrote the Histories, a vast inquiry into the Greco-Persian Wars and the wider ancient world, pioneering the very practice of writing history from evidence and inquiry.
Major Works
- The Histories
Impact Analysis
Herodotus transformed scattered memory into a written inquiry into the past, founding the discipline of history and giving the ancient world its first great prose narrative.
Historical influence score: 83/100
Accomplishments for Herodotus are being compiled.