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Thinking Like a Persian King: Professor John Hyland on the Persian Perspective of the Greco-Persian Wars

Tides of History

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Herodotus as a Reliable Source

The chapter explores the reliability of Herodotus as a source for information about the conflicts in question, discussing criticisms and ways to separate his perspective from the actual events. It emphasizes the importance of primary sources and the scarcity of such sources in this context.

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