Herodotos
485 – 425 BCE
Greek

Like Shakespeare, he is a wonderful source for understanding human nature, also the adventure of history.

Contemporaries
570–480 BCEXenophanes
435–354 BCEXenophon
460–400 BCEThucydides
469–399 BCESocrates
556–468 BCESimonides of Ceos
428–347 BCEPlato
495–429 BCEPericles
515–445 BCEParmenides
?–480 BCELeonidas
fl. c. 450–? BCELeucippus
436–338 BCEIsocrates
fl. 450 BCEHippias of Elis
460–377 BCEHippocrates
?–460 BCEHeraclitus
485–380 BCEGorgias
480–406 BCEEuripides
460–370 BCEDemocritus
fl. 450 BCEAspasia
448–388 BCEAristophanes
445–365 BCEAntisthenes
500–428 BCEAnaxagoras
570–475 BCEAnacreon
525–456 BCEAeschylus