36. Herodotus: The Father of History

“Herodotus of Halicarnassus here presents his research so that human events do not fade with time. May the great and wonderful deeds – some brought forth by the Hellenes, others by the barbarians – not go unsung; as well as the causes that led them to make war on each other.”Herodotus, ProemThese are the opening lines from the oldest surviving work of history in the western world and would open so much more than just an account of the Greek and Persian wars.In this first episode on Herodotus,...