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The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture. Episode 18, Greek Historians: The Birth of History

Summary: Take the measure of two of ancient Greece's greatest historians. Begin with the work of Herodotus, often called the 'œfather of history'; grasp the qualities of his history writing, and how he est...

Take the measure of two of ancient Greece's greatest historians. Begin with the work of Herodotus, often called the 'œfather of history'; grasp the qualities of his history writing, and how he established the first principle of historiography: impartiality. Continue with Thucydides, credited with establishing the discipline of scientific history and the political theory of Realpolitik.