Herodotus: The Father Of History

Herodotus was a Greek historian and was generally referred to as the “Father of History.” Herodotus’ work is the oldest surviving history of Greeks’ civilization. He gave his own account about the battle of Thermopylae. Herodotus is significant in the manner that his work explains the history about how Xerxes, the Persian King, invaded the Greek mainland in 480 B.C. In his work, he provides further account of what transpired following the defeat of the Greeks by the Persians. In his account, he extensively provides some of the significant differences between the Greeks and the Persians.
In the text, there are many examples that portray Xerxes as being superstitious as well as tyrannical. One instance of Xerxes tyranny can be found in his intentions to “march an army through Europe to fight against Greece.” He wants to “obtain vengeance from the Athenians” because of the wrongs that were committed by them against both the Persians and his father. He does not want to rest up to the time he will have achieved his plan of taking up and burning Athens. Xerxes wants to outspread the Persian territory all through Europe. He is also involved in the beheading of his master-builders. In addition, Xerxes does not have mercy towards the slaves he possesses as well as his five sons.
Xerxes portrays his superstitious character when he sends for the Magians so that they can explain to him the reason as to why the sun had

This is because had Greece been conquered by the Persians, their culture would not have developed. The invasion of Greece had a great significance to the Greeks because it marked an important era in their history. There is also a significance in terms of militarily preparedness in terms of either tactical or innovation during this invasion. This invasion spurred a lot of military innovations in handling wars as both sides of the war (Persians and Greeks) were learning from each