The Histories; also known as The History of Herodotus is now considered the founding work of History in Western literature.
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Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West\'s most important sources regarding these affairs.
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; also known as The History of Herodotus is now considered the founding work of History in Western literature