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Why did Herodotus write about the Persian Wars?

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∙ 9y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

He was a traveller and historian so he had the urged to cover it properly as earlier attempt were slipshod. He also made money out ofit - he first presented the history as a series of paid lectures in Athens, later writing it and selling it also.

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What herodotus write?

history of Persian wars


When did Herodotus write on the Persian Wars?

About 440 BCE, a decade after they ended.


Who wrote persian wars?

Herodotus .


Who wrote stories on the Persian Wars?

Herodotus


Did Herodotus write anything else?

Herodotus made a living from giving historical lectures. The ones he gave in Athens were so popular he converted them into a history book. This is the only surviving work of his which we have.


Who is the author of History of the Persian Wars?

Herodotus of Halicarnassus.


Who was the Great Historian who told of the Persian Wars?

Herodotus.


Who wrote his story of the Persian Wars?

Herodotus of Halicarnassus.


Who chronicled the events of the Persian Wars?

Herodotus of Halicarnassus.


What historian chronicled the events of the first and second Persian Wars?

Herodotus The Histories.


Who is the Greek historian who is the author of History of the Persian Wars?

Herodotus


Who recorded the history of the Persian Wars?

Principally Herodotus of Halicarnassus. Others wrote inferior accounts.

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