He had been dead for 300 years when Herodotus died.
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It is believed that Herodotus died in the plague of Athens, Greece, sometime between 429 and 413 BC. Herodotus is known as the 'Father of History.'
Homer Smith died on April 10, 2011 at the age of 79.
Homer Smith was born on October 9, 1931 and died on April 10, 2011. Homer Smith would have been 79 years old at the time of death or 83 years old today.
Homer S. Ferguson died on December 17, 1982 at the age of 93.
Homer S. Ferguson was born on February 25, 1889 and died on December 17, 1982. Homer S. Ferguson would have been 93 years old at the time of death or 126 years old today.
Homer died around 700 BC
Irwin B. Levinstein has written: 'The human world of Homer, Herodotus, and Isokrates'
1836 to 1910 makes 74 years of age.
the Greeks didn't believe in eternal life, so... nothing
Homer is not called the Father of History. Herodotus is called the Father of History (at least in the western world) because his history is the first to look for logical casues for the events he depicts.