About Herodotus
Herodotus, born in the Greek city of Halicarnassus when it was under Persian control in the 5th century BC, was a historian and geographer. He later became a citizen of Thurii in what is now Calabria, Italy. He authored the Histories, which records the Greco‑Persian Wars and other topics such as the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus. The Roman orator Cicero called him “The Father of History.”
![“The period of a [Persian] boy's education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.” quote by Herodotus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/herodotus-2844_age_the-period-of-a-persian-boy-s-education_1479601.jpg)
![“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. [The Motto Of The U.S. Postal Service]” quote by Herodotus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/herodotus-2844_completion_neither-snow-nor-rain-nor-heat-nor-gloom_2573264.jpg)
![“If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day the master of the house where the discussion was held submits their decision for reconsideration when they are sober. If they still approve it, it is adopted; if not, it is…” quote by Herodotus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/herodotus-2844_abandoned_if-an-important-decision-is-to-be-made-t_2503460.jpg)
