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32-Herodotus

Histories, is the first true history text written by Herodotus.


Herodotus is known as the father of history. This prose had outlined
the Persian wars and the greatest men of that time, which was recited
to audiences of that time. In his text, he included the various conquers
that occurred in Europe and Asia.
In one of the three books, he depicts a debate on the three different
constitutions. He uses the three leaders of his time to show which
constitution is the ideal one. Each leader represents a form of
government. The three leaders are Otanes, Megabyzos, and Darius.
The three forms of government they are representing are monarchy,
aristocracy and democracy. One of three advocates, Otanes believed in
giving more rights to the people and not controlling the government
entirely. He showed that Cambyses was driven by arrogance and it lead
to a poorly ruled government. A good ruler is someone who doesnt let
envy and arrogance get the best of him while performing his duties as
a leader. Leaders of this type only give importance to someone more
experienced or admirable than he is. Herodotus put emphasis on
equality for every member of society. A good leader wont take
advantage of the people and will work towards helping the people. In
conclusion, the best form of government is democracy, where there is

an equal balance among government officials and the voice of the


people.

Herodotus wanted to preserve conquers and achievements by the


greatest men of time through writing. His books recorded stories of his
time to be read by people in the future. He traveled to create the story
of wonder. His book inspired future historians to preserve the memory,
and systematically record the research of their time.

History is an important part of life; documenting important


people, life events and experiences can help educate further
generations to come. Herodotus captured events and experience of his
time for people to read and learn from. In his writing he included the
three forms of government and the results of the form of government.
The results showed future leaders the impact each government had on
society. After reading Otanes, Megabyzos, and Darius reflection on
each government, Democracy is by far the best form of government.
Democracy is still used today and has helped the United States move
forward and has made it the land of opportunity.

In his books, instead of supplying readers and listeners with


facts, he made it more personal by including opinions, thoughts and
choices of the greatest men. Although, stating facts werent his point

of interest, facts would have helped readers learn more about the way
of life. Since many versions were written of his book, if there were
more facts in his writing, less alterations from version to version would
have occurred. He compares the culture differences among various
countries during ancient times. His book was a guide to other
civilizations of what was occurring in the world at the time. It informed
people about culture, government, society and important events.
Although he was interested in important men, he didnt find common
men of their time important figures of society. He interest was driven
by their significant mens achievements. Common men achieve things
daily and inspire those around them but since they were not
recognized they were considered irrelevant to Herodotus.

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