philostratus said herodotus is the father of history.
philostratus said herodotus is the father of history.
who said herodotus is the father of history?
philostratus
the accuracy of the works of herodotus has been controversial since his own era. cicero aristotle, josephus, duris of samos, harpocration and plutarch all commented on this controversy. generally, however, he was regarded as reliable in antiquity, and is especially so today. many scholars, ancient and modern, routinely cite herodotus (e.g., aubin, a. h. l. heeren, davidson, cheikh anta diop, poe, welsby, celenko, volney, pierre montet, bernal, jackson, dubois, strabo). many of these scholars (welsby, heeren, aubin, diop, etc.) explicitly mention the reliability of herodotus's work and demonstrate corroboration of herodotus's writings by modern scholars. a.h.l. heeren quoted herodotus throughout his work and provided corroboration by scholars regarding several passages (source of the nile, location of meroe, etc.). to further his work on the egyptians and assyrians, aubin uses herodotus's accounts in various passages and defends herodotus's position. aubin said that herodotus was "the author of the first important narrative history of the world". diop provides several examples (the inundations of the nile) which, he argues, support his view that herodotus was "quite scrupulous, objective, scientific for his time." diop argues that herodotus "always distinguishes carefully between what he has seen and what he has been told." diop also notes that strabo corroborated herodotus's ideas about the black egyptians, ethiopians, and colchians.
herodotus
many scholars (aubin, heeren, davidson, diop, poe, welsby, celenko, volney, montet, bernal, jackson, dubois, strabo), ancient and modern, routinely cite herodotus in their works on the nile valley. some of these scholars (welsby, heeren, aubin, diop, etc.) explicitly mention the reliability of herodotus' work on the nile valley and demonstrate corroboration of herodotus' writings by modern scholars. welsby said that "archaeology graphically confirms some of herodotus' observations". a.h.l. heeren (1838) quoted herodotus throughout his work and provided corroboration by scholars of his day regarding several passages (source of the nile, location of meroe, etc.). to further his work on the egyptians and assyrians, aubin uses herodotus' accounts in various passages and defends herodotus' position against modern scholars. aubin said herodotus was "the author of the first important narrative history of the world" and that herodotus "visited egypt". diop provides several examples (e.g. the inundations of the nile) that he claims support his view that herodotus was "quite scrupulous, objective, scientific for his time". diop also claims that:
black egyptian hypothesis