SASA Ancient FanFiction- Herodotus

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Published on August 25, 2020 5:10:17 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wNcYSedRqU

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This is a FanFiction by Zac Copeland-Greene about Herodotus, who was a Greek writer from Anatolia who lived in the 5th Century BCE. He produced a single work in nine books known as the Histories. The work’s aim was to be an account of the Persian Wars which had occurred just before Herodotus’ birth but also ended up involving many local stories and descriptions of places he encountered on his travels. Herodotus was nicknamed the “Father of History” as he was the first writer in the Western world to produce a work that we today would recognize today as a History, although he was also given the nickname, the “Father of Lies” as many believed a lot of what he wrote was rubbish!

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Resources:
About Herodotus: https://www.ancient.eu/herodotus/
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jan/03/herodotus-charlotte-higgins

Read Herodotus’ Histories here: http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.html

Images in the video:
Herodotus statue in Vienna: https://www.needpix.com/photo/562583/herodotus-the-statue-of-philosopher
Herodotus statue in Halicarnassus, modern Bodrum/Turkey (photo by Nathan Hughes Hamilton)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nat507/46990135742
Map showing the location of Halicarnassus: https://www.google.com/search?q=seven+wonders+7+wonders+of+the+ancient+world+map&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjEip2b4_rqAhVniOAKHfJOBVYQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=seven+wonders+of+the+ancient+world+map&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgBMgIIADIGCAAQCBAeOgQIABBDOgUIABCxAzoECAAQGFDilwFYprsBYOe8AWgBcAB4AIABSYgBjAiSAQIxOJgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=PcclX4T4EueQggfynZWwBQ&safe=images&tbs=sur%3Afmc&hl=en#imgrc=QY-FnEQtEO6R0M
Halicarnassus theatre: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halicarnassus_Theatre.jpg
Egyptian pyramids: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_A._Bacon_-_%27Egyptian_Pyramids%27,_watercolor_over_graphite,_1897.jpg
Lydian king Kroesus on an ancient Greek vessel: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126377022@N07/14770389662
Mesopotamian raft reimagination: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%86%D1%8F_%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%83_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%B2_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%83_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%B2_%D0%A3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA.jpg