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Theodorus (brother) Panyassis (uncle or cousin) Herodotus[a] (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, romanized: Hēródotos; c. 484 – c. 425 BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, part of the Persian Empire (now Bodrum, Turkey) and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy.
Histories. (Herodotus) The Histories (Greek: Ἱστορίαι, Historíai; [a] also known as The History[1]) of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. [2] Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West's most important sources regarding these affairs.
India (Herodotus) The inhabited world according to Herodotus. In ancient Greek geography, the basin of the Indus River (in northwestern Indian subcontinent, present-day Pakistan) was on the extreme eastern fringe of the known world. The Greek geographer Herodotus (5th century BC) describes the land as India, calling it ἡ Ἰνδική ...
Bust of Pericles in the British Museum, dated 1911. One of the most famous Alcmaeonidae, Pericles was an Athenian general, orator, and statesman. The Alcmaeonidae (/ ˌ æ l k m iː ˈ ɒ n ɪ d iː /; Greek: Ἀλκμαιωνίδαι, Alkmaionidai; Attic: Ἀλκμεωνίδαι, Alkmeonidai) or Alcmaeonids (/ ˌ æ l k m iː ˈ oʊ n ɪ d z /) were a wealthy and powerful noble family of ...
In this sheet of the Mercator 1569 world map, the text Formicae hic aurum effodientes homines sunt ("Here there are men who unearth the gold of ants.") is located at 38°N 127°E between Çardand and Mien. The gold-digging ant is a mythical insect described in classical and medieval bestiaries. They were dog- or fox-sized ants that dug up gold ...
He argues that the ancient interpretation of Etruscan origins has derived from a "hostile tradition, of rivals and enemies; the Greeks and Romans". The extent of "classical prejudice" is exemplified in early records of the Etruscans. Classical literature typically portrayed Etruscans as 'pirates' and 'freebooters'.
Median dynasty. The Median dynasty was, according to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, a dynasty composed of four kings who ruled for 150 years under the Median Empire. [1] If Herodotus' story is true, the Medes were unified by a man named Deioces, the first of the four kings who would rule the Median Empire, a mighty empire that included ...
Magnesia, Achaemenid Empire. Names. Πολυκράτης Αἰάκου Σαμαῖος. House. Aeacids. Father. Aeaces I. Polycrates (/ pəˈlɪkrəˌtiːz /; Greek: Πολυκράτης), son of Aeaces, was the tyrant of Samos from the 540s BC to 522 BC. He had a reputation as both a fierce warrior and an enlightened tyrant.
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