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-	{{Template}}'''''The Histories''''' of [[Herodotus]] of [[Halicarnassus]] is considered the first work of [[history]] in [[Western literature]]. Written about [[440 BCE]] in the [[Ionic dialect]] of [[classical Greek]], ''The Histories'' tells the story of the war between the [[Persian Empire]] and the [[Greek city-states]] in the [[5th century BCE]]. Herodotus travelled extensively around the [[Ancient history|ancient world]], conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book.	+	{{Template}}'''''The Histories''''' of [[Herodotus]] of [[Halicarnassus]] is considered the first work of [[history]] in [[Western literature]]. Written about [[440 BCE]] in [[classical Greek]], ''The Histories'' tells the story of the war between the [[Persian Empire]] and the [[Greek city-states]] in the [[5th century BCE]]. Herodotus travelled extensively around the [[Ancient history|ancient world]], conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book.
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The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BCE in classical Greek, The Histories tells the story of the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BCE. Herodotus travelled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book.