Herodotus: The Father of History (opens in new tab)

Listen to Herodotus: The Father of History from The Ancients. What drove Herodotus to write the first great story of history? Tristan Hughes speaks with Dr. Roel Konijnendijk to uncover the world of Herodotus of Halicarnassus - the traveler, investigator, and storyteller behind The Histories.From Persian kings to Greek heroes, they explore his methods, digressions, and the quest to explain why empires rose, wars raged, and memory became history.MOREHomerListen on AppleListen on SpotifyThe Per...