The Histories of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature.
Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West\'s most important sources regarding the genre and study of history in th.
Written in 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Western Asia, Northern Africa and Greece at that time.
The Histories of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature