---
name: Herodotus of Halicarnassus
name_greek: Ἡρόδοτος ὁ Ἁλικαρνασσεύς
eul_aid: elu
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/herodotus-of-halicarnassus-elu"
period: Classical
dialect: Ionic
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Herodotus of Halicarnassus

*Ἡρόδοτος ὁ Ἁλικαρνασσεύς*

**eul_aid:** `elu` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/herodotus-of-halicarnassus-elu)

Herodotus, 5th century BCE historian known as the Father of History. Surviving works include The Histories. Free to read and download from the Greek archive.

## Works

- [Histories](https://eulogikon.org/works/herodotus-halicarnassus-histories-elu-aa) — *Ἱστορίαι* · `elu-aa`

## License and provenance

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