Question

Which of the following option(s) is/are true regarding the first historian?

• A. He followed the methods of Karl Marx.
• B. He presented his findings in the book named 'The Histories'.
• C. He lived in the 5th century BCE.
• D. He wrote on Greco-American wars.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

He lived in the 5th century BCE.

Herodotus was the first historian to systematically collect and present his findings through his book named ‘The Histories’. He investigated the origin of Greco-Persian wars through this book. He was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BCE.