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The father of history. Herodotus - Greek historian. Herodotus, later famous as a historian to the point of becoming known by his admirers as the 'father of history', was born in Halicarnassus, (now Bodrum, Turkey), in about 484 B. C.
Biography of Herodotus. When Herodotus was born in 484 B.C., his hometown of Halicarnassus was an active, cosmopolitan city. The city we now know as Bodrum, Turkey had a prime location along the trade routes off the coast of Asia Minor. Details about Herodotus' life are scarce but it is known that his family of merchants did well financially.