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Does anyone take Herodotus as factual? He’s widely known as the father of lying in historical circles and is expected to play up a Romantic view of Greece.
by edgyquant 5y ago
Does anyone take Herodotus as factual? He’s widely known as the father of lying in historical circles and is expected to play up a Romantic view of Greece.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoPopular lore arguably does. Also, was the capitalization of "romantic" a mistake? I've never heard Herodotus described as overly pro-Rome.
- edgyquant 5y agoYes it was a mistake
- watwut 5y agoYes they do. I have also heard claim on podcast that 300 movie is acutely historically accurate and argument was that it fits Herodus.