Herodotus: The Father of History

<p>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.</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>Homer</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homer/id15204039…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/41Uayy5vU4udgt08Z0TVu…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>The Persian Wars: Darius, Athens and the Battle of Marathon</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/ci/podcast/the-persian-wars…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/12fCnM711Gh2LbKxoiE1u…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: </strong><a href="youtube.com/@TheAncientsPodcast"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>@TheAncientsPodcast</strong></a></p><br><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor and producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds</p><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>historyhit.com/subscribe</strong></a&…; </p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-al…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-al…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-al…;

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