Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”? - Mark Robinson
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About 2500 years ago, the writing of history as we understand it didn’t really exist. Then, a man called Herodotus witnessed the Persian invasions of Greece and decided to find out why they happened. Mark Robinson investigates how the idea of "history" came into being.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Mark Robinson
- Director
- Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
- Script Editor
- Brendan Pelsue
- Animator
- Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
- Art Director
- Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
