330. Herodotus: The Birth of History

Born on the Western edge of an empire that stretched all the way to India, Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century BC. His major work The Histories, a long and detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars and the cultures of the ancient world, is considered the founding work of History in Western literature. Herodotus was known for his thorough research, his use of eyewitness accounts, and his engaging storytelling style, and was not impervious to feuding with other historians… Join Tom and Dominic as they look into the life of the "father of History".
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[@mackmoore9044]

I love listening to you guys as I go to sleep. Thanks for such an interesting way to portray history.

[@lukavukcevic6429]

I love the idea that the egyptian priests were pulling Herodotus's leg with the flying snakes 😂

[@CL-we8tn]

Thanks for the coronation episodes, most entertaining.

[@deusvult5247]

Thanks Dan Carlin for guiding me here.

[@dustyfairview9062]

I've worn/ torn, dog eared and love my copy of Tom's herodotus. I love that tome

[@halcyon8280]

Amazing episode. I have a copy of Herodotus' Histories in the attic and have had no inclination to read it ... until now.

[@Waterhorse1]

Brilliant

[@chrlmmartin7776]

Fascinating

[@BS-nt9oc]

# Yes My Guys

[@corinaijac4381]

Yes, incredible, all starts with preparations for a wedding, a warrier Cli woman from Sparta and a man from Athen, they had...music...😊

[@raoulduke8003]

That last story about the eunuch... George RR Martin must have read Herodotus, one of his characters (Varys - "The Spider") has the same story.

[@corinaijac4381]

It's like Ali grandmother who defense the mountain of ...? With friendship she is running up to the mountain comes back and tells an aunt.story, everytime

[@corinaijac4381]

Probably forbidden places-Athos, -Nepal, -Vatikan, - a place republik in the Oceania islands forgotten the name

[@corinaijac4381]

The other wedding is in ,,x" between a lier and a smally..., so the small father was like Rigoletto...

[@corinaijac4381]

The aunt is the ancestors, like you spell...

[@corinaijac4381]

Herodot is a persian from the Polynesia-islands, and Homer is the humor story for us? Phenicians, sailers, gave the name of our continent-Europa, coming from Evrika meaning-look, land!...? Wich is the first notice of the name of Europe and how does it look like? Greeks and Jews had only consonants and the vocals weren't noted, teached us at the easy school, but...yes...should try more in the past ? Thank you.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

You MAY have had a point hidden somewhere in there ? Difficult to tell . Are there men in white coats standing near you ??

[@corinaijac4381]

Immanuel Kant never got out from his city and was a philosopher. Kant means ,,edge" So, heroes, Herodot could be an other knot. Only one did cut the knot...! The others were waiting pacently that women priests are ....de..

[@2msvalkyrie529]

" I am a Spartan Queen !! ". Oo...er.....Matron ?!?!?

[@corinaijac4381]

Bad translation...henry he ate, the others killed them, like Ilya- his mother by birth and his father for grief, or, just run away so he killed them like the son who was lost and...found again...on the bottom of a fountaine full of ...waters, oil, salt, copper, silver, gold, what is deeper? The smile of the end.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Your medication is wearing off again ! .......Nurse ! !!!

[@kindnesslove5482]

First ♥️🙏