Herodotus is well known as the “father of history”. As the first writer to use the Greek “historie,” meaning an inquiry, when speaking of examining the events of the past, his seminal work The ...
A HISTORY OF EXPLORATION—Sir Percy Sykes—Macmillan ($7). Who first went exploring purely in search of knowledge is unknown. Merchant-explorers more than three millennia before Christ were the ...
The story of the Graeco-Persian wars has been often told, by ancients and moderns alike. But early in this book Shepherd, a classicist with several works on Ancient Greek history under his belt, ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
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Ancient Nile Shipwreck Finally Proves Herodotus Was Right About Seeing ‘Unusual Riverboats’ 2,469 Years Ago
For centuries, the glorious works of Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian often dubbed the 'Father of History,' have fascinated scholars and readers alike. His detailed accounts of foreign lands, ...
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