>I had long ignored Herodotus because of that epithet On the other hand, fuzzy ants were one of the reasons I've read Herodotus. The problem is not so much wi

>I had long ignored Herodotus because of that epithet On the other hand, fuzzy ants were one of the reasons I've read Herodotus. The problem is not so much with Herodotus himself but with the uncritical use of his writings due to his authority. The lesson is not to ignore Herodotus but that even great historians make mistakes or use bad/mistranslated sources.