- Herodotus
- biographical name circa 484-between 430 and 420 B.C. Greek historian • Herodotean adjective
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HERODOTUS° — (fifth century B.C.E.), Greek historian. He notes that the Phoenicians and the Syrians of Palestine, have, on their own testimony, learned the practice of circumcision from the Egyptians (Historiae, 2:104; cf. Jos., Ant., 8:262; Apion, 1:169).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HERODOTUS — alius quidam auctor, frequens in Scriptorum vett. ore. Vide Voss. toties laudatum, de Hist. Gr. p. 374. et 375 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Herodotus — [hə räd′ə təs] 484? 425? B.C.; Gr. historian: called the Father of History … English World dictionary
Herodotus — Infobox Person name = Herodotus image size = 220px caption = Ostensible bust of Herodotus birth date = circa 484 BC birth place = Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor death date = circa 425 BC death place = Thurii, Sicily or Pella, Macedon occupation … Wikipedia
Herodotus — /heuh rod euh teuhs/, n. 484? 425? B.C., Greek historian. * * * born 484?, Helicarnassus, Asia Minor died 430/420 BC Greek historian. He resided in Athens and then in Thurii in southern Italy. His travels covered a large part of the Persian… … Universalium
Herodotus — Historian c.484 t30 BC. Herodotus is regarded as the Father of History . The writings of Herodotus were the first attempt to separate fantasy from firsthand observation and factual evidence made available to the author. Born at… … Ancient Egypt
Herodotus — Büste von Herodot Herodot von Halikarnass(os) (griech. Ἡρόδοτος, Hēródotos, * 490/480 v. Chr.; † um 424 v. Chr.) war ein antiker griechischer Historiograph, Geograph und Völkerkundler. Er wurde von … Deutsch Wikipedia
Herodotus — (ca. 485 B.c. ca. 425 b.c.) A noted Greek historian who wrote what modern scholars view as the world s first conventional history book, today called the Histories, which contains much valuable information about ancient Mesopotamia. The main… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
HERODOTUS Halicarnassaeus — Cic. Parens Historiae, et Historicorum Princeps floruit circa A. Ante N. C. 450. In ins. Samo dialectum addidicit, ibiquevei Historiam libris novem, quorum quilibet Musae nominis inscribitur, elogio hoc in ludis Olympicis; post eius lecturam,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Herodotus (crater) — lunar crater data caption=Herodotus is to the right in this view to the south from Apollo 15. NASA photo. latitude=23.2 N or S=N longitude=49.7 E or W=W diameter=35 km depth=1.5 km colong=49 eponym=HerodotusHerodotus is a lunar crater located on… … Wikipedia
Herodotus (Asteroid) — Asteroid (3092) Herodotus Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation) Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 3,5307 … Deutsch Wikipedia
