History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
Where was Herodotus born?
AHalicarnassus ✓ Correct
BPeloponnese
CEgypt
DPhoenicia
Correct answer: (A) Halicarnassus — He was born in Halicarnassus, so the answer is Halicarnassus.
Explanation
★He was born in Halicarnassus, so the answer is Halicarnassus.
★Herodotus was born in Halicarnassus, now in Turkey.
★Herodotus is known as the Father of History.
★He earned this title from the Roman statesman Cicero.
★He authored the first authoritative historical text that systematically recorded historical events.
★He wrote the work known as The Histories, which deals with the great Persian war.
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