Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”? - Mark Robinson

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Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”? - Mark Robinson

TED-Ed Lesson: About 2500 years ago, the writing of history as we understand it didn’t really exist. Then, a man called Herodotus witnessed the Persian invasions of Greece and decided to find out why they happened. Mark Robinson investigates how the idea of “history” came into being.
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