Greek

Polybius asserts that the best training for politics is the study of history. But why does a Greek prisoner-of-war pen a history praising the virtues of his captors? Does he have any other reasons for writing history?

In the second post on the historians defending themselves, Thucydides not only vociferously defends his history, but he attacks inferior historians too! Read more about Thucydides’s definition and defense of history!

Herodotus has been known as the “Father of History” but has also been called the “Father of Lies.” Why did he write his history? Let’s hear from him in his own words.