Herodotus and the Greek Empire

Herodotus unapologetically views the Greeks as rascals. He's not happy with how his own people handle their business either their politics are dirty They've got some silly sensibilities. But when push came to shove he liked the style of the Greeks better than he liked the Style of the bloated overly soft Extravagant Persian empire. I think the Persians Are as much as anyone deserving of credit as the foundational people of the west. The greek version of western thought is the one that won out.