Greek Historical Sources- HERODOTUS 4.0 / 5 based on 6 ratings ? Ancient HistoryAncient GreeceSpartaAncient SourcesASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 14-05-16 09:29 Dates...? 484-425BC (there-abouts) 1 of 19 Place of Birth...? Halicarnassus- Greece (mod. Turkey) 2 of 19 Known for...? Histories- "Inquiries" 3 of 19 Nicknames...? Father of History / Father of Lies 4 of 19 What date did he write to...? 479BC (regarding Sparta) 5 of 19 Mainly Writes About...? Greco-Persian Wars (490-475 (-449 for Athens)) 6 of 19 Relied on...? Witnesses, therefore unreliable and fragmented accounts. 7 of 19 Wanted to emulate...? Epic poems, i.e. Homer's work. Emphasis on personality- so lacks bigger picture. 8 of 19 To where did he travel...? A large part of the Persian Empire, Thrace, Macedonia, Egypt, along shores of Black Sea. Perhaps more reliable... 9 of 19 He thought it was his duty to...? Report what was said. But not all fact (unreliable witnesses). 10 of 19 He only spoke...? Greek- some things lost in translation. 11 of 19 Criticized for...? Being a 'Barbophile'. Talks of Sparta as being non-Greek, as though everything is different. 12 of 19 Predisposition...? Distinctly pro-Athenian. Possibly given Athenian patronage, and recited work in Athens for money. 13 of 19 During Persian wars, focused on...? Athenian triumph, often at expense of Spartan actions. 14 of 19 Favourable treatment of...? Athenian allies: Thessaly and Argos 15 of 19 Critical of...? Spartan allies: Corinth and Thebes 16 of 19 He lacks what knowledge...? Military and strategic- insufficient when looking at Sparta tactically. 17 of 19 Accepts what wholeheartedly...? Divine/Supernatural Intervention. Will not look for historical reasoning, esp. for Dreams and Oracles. 18 of 19 Sum up. Criticized with...? Bias, inaccuracy, plagarism, wrote fanciful narrative that can only be backed up with Archeology. 19 of 19
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