rules). Two of the first actual teachers in history were Confucius and Herodotus. Confucius was a renowned‚ Chinese philosopher and teacher who created the 5 classics: Book of Odes‚ Book of Documents‚ Book of Changes‚ Book of Rites‚ and the Spring and Autumn Annals. Each book taught emotion‚ spirituality‚ and history. Herodotus traveled from one territory to another gathering information on the Persian Wars. “After he died‚ editors divided his Histories into nine books. (Each was named after one
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My primary source is Herodotus’ description of Egypt and the Egyptians. I found this primary source on our supplemental moodle page under the Egypt heading‚ as it was an assigned reading for us when we were discussing Egypt in class. This primary source comes from the ancient Greek philosopher Herodotus. He was born in 484 BCE‚ and lived to 425BCE. He is most known for his writing of the histories‚ which is a series of 6 books. The second‚ of whom we will be focusing on‚ goes into much detail about
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Speech as Xerxes Greetings‚ subjects. My reign was sufficient and completely beneficial to the Persian society‚ I deserve this power as even Herodetus the Greek writer said with “among all these immense numbers there was not a man who‚ for stature and noble bearing‚ was more worthy than Xerxes to wield so vast a power. I deserved to take the throne‚ and it was Ahuramazda’s will. Other sons of Darius there were‚ but thus unto Ahura-Mazda was the desire – Darius my father made me the greatest after
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Xerxes’ kingship after Darius was from 426BC to 465BC‚ his accession being a decision finalised by the previous king from a number of factors as evident in inscriptions‚ reliefs as well as accounts by the Greek historian‚ Herodotus. It was not straightforward that Xerxes’ would succeed his father‚ and the sources provide dates and insight that factor out possibilities which may have resulted in Darius’ final decision. Xerxes’ had several brothers both of half and of blood‚ including Artobazanes
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Michael Beers History 106-01 Mr. Horlor July 12‚ 2013 The Life and Works of Herodotus and Sima Qian A Research-Based Commentary Thesis In the book Herodotus and Sima Qian (2010)‚ Thomas R. Martin contests of the Greek Historian and the Chinese Historian Sima Qian. Martin displays that though the historians’ politics‚ cultures‚ and time periods were different‚ both historians had the innate desire to record their subjective view of history as objectively as possible. Though they were not
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There is much scholarly debate on Xerxes’ rise to prominence due to the contradictory nature of primary sources; both archaeological and epigraphic‚ particularly regarding challenges to the throne. The political system was particularly murky in the area of succession; with no clear rules established by the time of Xerxes. Herodotus‚ as the focal primary source for Xerxes’ rise to prominence; must be indefinitely treated with due caution‚ given his Greek heritage‚ tendency to caricature the Persians
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Archaic Greece is the period of Greek history that last from approximately eight century BC to 480 BC. This period precedes the classical period. During the Archaic period‚ Greece saw a massive increase in politics‚ international relations‚ welfare‚ culture‚ and economic. The visual arts also saw a huge increase in popularity. This new period saw a shift from geometric style to a representational and naturalistic style. The early Archaic period saw distinctive Orientalizing influences in both pottery
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Herodotus’s The Histories and Thucydides’sThe Peloponnesian war Historical causation is a facet of historical analysis that focuses on explaining what occasioned or affected historic event. Causation analysis‚ thus‚ investigates the social‚ political‚ moral background of movements‚ ideologies and environmental occurrence; nevertheless‚ these analyses themselves are influenced by the shifting ideas of assumptions about what the ‘cause’ means. Herodotus‚ the so called ‘father of history’‚ has stark
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History is much more than just a chronological flow of dates and events; and it is not merely the biography of kings and famous personalities. It is instead the investigation of the past intended in ample sense; and it comprehends the study of culture‚ thoughts‚ habits‚ political institutions and many other aspects of society. This concept was very clear to Herodotus and Voltaire‚ two historians that‚ although lived a totally different period and contest‚ share some affinities in the way in which
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Herodotus and Tacitus‚ great writers of their time‚ reflect on their thoughts about their own civilizations and what views they had on the civilizations of their enemies at the time of their writings. While these men lived almost 500 years apart‚ and in different parts of the world‚ their writings both seem to express both displeasure and acceptance of other civilizations customs and ways of life. Herodotus‚ a Greek‚ focused his writings the Persians‚ the Greek enemy at the time. Since Herodotus
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