Tag: Historical Figures in Ancient Greece

Herodotus The Father of History

Life and Travels

Herodotus, hailed as the “father of history” by Cicero, was born in Dorian Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum). His participation in an uprising against the tyrant Lygdamis forced him to leave. Traveling extensively through Egypt, Africa, Asia Minor, and eastern Europe, he settled in Athens before moving to the Athenian colony of Thourioi in 444 BC. His historical work on the wars between Greece and Persia, divided into nine books, became a valuable source for Greek settlements and insights into Africa and the Near East Heraclitus.

Homer Legendary Poet of Smyrna

Birthplace Debate and Epic Works

Homer, the legendary author of the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey,” is associated with Smyrna (Izmir) in Asia Minor. Traditionally viewed as a blind “rhapsode,” Homer is said to have traveled among Ionian cities, with the Ionian “sons