The Histories (Written in 440 BC) by Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. It established the genre and study of history in the Western world (despite the existence of historical records and chronicles beforehand). The Histories records the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time.[citation needed]. This is one of the first accounts of the rise of the Persian Empire, as well as the events and causes of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid... Show more The Histories (Written in 440 BC) by Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. It established the genre and study of history in the Western world (despite the existence of historical records and chronicles beforehand). The Histories records the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time.[citation needed]. This is one of the first accounts of the rise of the Persian Empire, as well as the events and causes of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. Herodotus portrays the conflict as one between the forces of slavery (the Persians) on the one hand, and freedom (the Athenians and the confederacy of Greek city-states which united against the invaders) on the other. Show less
The Histories (Written in 440 BC) by Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. It established the genre and study of history in the Western world (despite the existence of historical records and chronicles beforehand). The Histories records the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time.[citation needed]. This is one of the first accounts of the rise of the Persian Empire, as well as the events and causes of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. Herodotus portrays the conflict as one between the forces of slavery (the Persians) on the one hand, and freedom (the Athenians and the confederacy of Greek city-states which united against the invaders) on the other.
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