
157 - Surprise Book Ambush
No Dumb Questions
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Herodotus's Account of Persia
"I don't have any gripes with Herodotus But you just have to read him for what he is to it. He's telling a story the kind of story that we get people to gather around and listen" "You'll hear a lot of historians use this characterization who isn't wearing silk slippers" 'Herodotus respects The common man who isn't soft Who isn't drunk on power'
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