Who is Father of history?

Father of history

Herodotus has been called the father of history. Born in about 485 B.C. in the Greek city of Halicarnassus, Turkey.

His father's name was Lyxes and mother's name was Dryo. His family was an influential one.He probably began traveling as a young man. He went to Egypt sometime after 454 BC or possibly earlier.

According to his eye- witness accounts, he might have been associated with Athenians. He is believed to have travelled next to Tyre and then down the Euphrates to Babylon. During this time he became involved in local politics,which made him unpopular in halicarnassus.

So he migrated to Periclen Athens, a city known for its democratic institutions, in 447 BC. There he became acquainted with leading citizens, such as the Alcmaeonids clan. He soon became a respected citizen in the region and was granted a financial reward by the Athenians l assembly in recognition of his work. He migrated to Thurium as part of an Athenian- sponsored colony in 443 BC, or shortly afterwards.

He visited many places over his lifetime. In addition to Egypt, he also visited Libya, Syria, Babylonia, Susa in Elam, Lydia and Phrygia. He also travelled up the Hellespont to Byzantium and went to Thrace and Macedonia. In addition he journeyed along the northern shores of the Black sea as far as the Don river and some way inland.

He was a prolific writer, best-known for the ' The Histories', his narrative on the Greco- Persian wars. The work is believed to have taken several years of his later life though it is not known when, where, or in what order it was written. It is probable that he began working on it much earlier in life though it was completed only during his last years. The Histories' is divided into 9 books, each describing a different aspect of the wars.

Even though he is acclaimed as an important Greek historian, the accuracy of his work has been controversial since his own era. He died in Thurii, Calabria or Pella , Macedon in 425 BC, aged approx 60.