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A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience.Herman, A. M. (1998). Occupational outlook handbook: 1998–99 edition. Indianapolis: JIST Works. Page 525. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere. Objectivity Among historians Ancient historians In the 19th century, scholars used to study ancient Greek and Roman historians to see how generally reliable they were. In recent decades, however, scholars have focused more on the constructions, genres, and meanings that ancient historians sought to convey to their audiences. History is always written with contemporary concerns and ancient hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Herodotus (; BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the List of ancient Greek cities, Greek city of Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey), under Persian Empire, Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy. He wrote the ''Histories (Herodotus), Histories'', a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, among other subjects such as the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus the Great, Cyrus. He has been described as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero, and the "Herodotus#Contemporary and modern critics, Father of Lies" by others. The ''Histories'' primarily cover the lives of prominent kings and famous battles such as Battle of Marathon, Marathon, Battle of Thermopylae, Thermopylae, Battle of Artemisium, Artemisium, Battle of Salamis, Salamis, Battle of Plataea, Plataea, and Battle of Mycale, Mycale. His work deviates from the main topics to provide a cultural, ethnographical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
