# Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Mark Robinson
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_robinson_why_is_herodotus_called_the_father_of_history)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

About 2500 years ago, the writing of history as we understand it didn’t really exist. Then, a man called Herodotus witnessed the Persian invasions of Greece and decided to find out why they happened. Mark Robinson investigates how the idea of "history" came into being. \[Directed by Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Ana Roman\].

## Lectures

1. [Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mark_robinson_why_is_herodotus_called_the_father_of_history/206fba820c6b), 5 min (TED's player)