Who is called "the father of history?"

A.

Thucydides

B.

Hercules

C.

Herodotus

D.

Artemis

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Aleah Buckley

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11 December, 21:02

Who is called "the father of history?"

A.

Thucydides

B.

Hercules

C.

Herodotus

D.

Artemis

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Jamison Owens · Answer 1

C) Herodotus is called "the father of history." Herodotus was a Greek historian who was the first to break away from Homeric tradition and treated history subjects as investigations, and then organized his historical work into a historiographic narrative.

Who is called "the father of history?"A.ThucydidesB.HerculesC.HerodotusD.Artemis

Who is called "the father of history?"

A.

Thucydides

B.

Hercules

C.

Herodotus

D.

Artemis