Herodotus

//həˈɹɑːdətəs// name

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  1. 1
    An ancient Greek historian who lived from 484 to 425 BCE.

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"Twenty-three centuries ago, the Greek philosopher Epicurus wrote about the existence of other worlds in a letter to Herodotus."

Etymology

From Latin Hērodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos).

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