It would be impossible to write a 15 page, or even a 100 page, essay that would give Herodotus the honor he deserves for all he has given the world. The first two(2) pages of this essay will be a brief biography of Herodotus. His background bares importance to how he became the historian he was, such as living in Bodrum. The next seven(7) pages will touch on Herodotus' The Historians; page three(3) to page five(5) will …showed first 75 words of 7918 total…

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