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Approaches to the past are largely determined by the intellectual climate of the times. To what extent does this statement apply to Book One of Herodotus?
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Approaches to the past are largely determined by the intellectual climate of the times. To what extent does this statement apply to Book One of Herodotus? Herodotus' Histories were to some extent undoubtedly determined by the intellectual climate of the times. This essay will explore ways in which aspects such as literacy, myth and causation of the intellectual climate have influenced Herodotus in his writings. Herodotus was born in Halicarnassus which is modern Bodrum in what is now Turkey. This city was a melting pot of Greeks and non Greeks which almost certainly contributed to Herodotus' open minded interest in cultures. He lived for a number of years in Athens whose history and affairs he described with admiration. As he makes no effort to limit his reporting to objectively factual material, any reader should use caution when relying on him as a source for events. But because...
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