Herodot

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Basic data

  1. Herodotos von Halikarnassos Alternative Names
  2. 480 BCE (other sources: 490 BCE)
  3. between January 1, 426 BCE and December 31, 422 BCE
  4. Geschichtsschreiber, Geograph, Völkerkundler
  5. Athen

Iconography

A Roman copy (2nd century AD) of a Greek bust of Herodotus from the first half of the 4th century BC (Source: Wikimedia)
Romanticized statue of Herodotus in his hometown of Halicarnassus, modern Bodrum, Turkey (Source: Wikimedia)
Reconstructed map of the world based on the writings of Herodotus (Source: Wikimedia)

Biographical information from the WeGA

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