This image is from 1897 and is a copy of a bust of Herodotus (his name in the Greek alphabet below). Herodotus (c. 484 - c. 425 BC) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He is known for having written the book The Histories, a detailed record of his ""inquiry"" on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars.
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This image is from 1897 and is a copy of a bust of Herodotus (his name in the Greek alphabet below). Herodotus (c. 484 - c. 425 BC) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He is known for having written the book The Histories, a detailed record of his ""inquiry"" on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images

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UMG24A06_492

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Droits gérés

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49.7Mo (1.9Mo) / 26.1cm x 47.8cm / 3082 x 5640 (300dpi)

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400s B.C. Herodotus Greek historian ancient Greek historian Halicarnassus Herodotus Histories Greco-Persian Wars ancient Greece ancient Greek history Histories Greece 400s B.C. 5th century Greece 5th century B.C. 400s B.C.

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