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.
Why was Herodotus’s method of writing so revolutionary?
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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
- Sound Designer Ana Roman
- Composer Ana Roman
- Associate Producer Elizabeth Cox, Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
