Greek+History

Question: How does history focus on reason and individual expression? Greek history, specifically the historians Herodotus, and Thucydides, focused on reason and individual expression, by: delving deeply into the accounts of individuals, as primary sources, and by getting as much information from both sides of an issue, so as to avoid bias. Herodotus is known as, "The Father of History", because he believed in finding as much information as possible from individuals who had actually witnessed accounts of which Herodotus wrote. Unfortunately, Herodotus was quite biased, and often would write fictional accounts of major characters, such as writing conversations between people who had never met. He traveled to countries all over the ancient/ middle eastern world, to gather individual stories. All of this, his extensive //historie// Greek word for inquiry, was how he got his name. In believing in the importance of individual accounts, he furthered the idea of individual expression. Thucydides, another famous historian, came later than Herodotus, but was just as influential. While he was not as inclined to get individual accounts from as many people as possible, he believed in being unbiased, therefore pushing reason. His accounts mainly related to the Peloponnesian War, a war that devastated Greece. Despite being a Greek, Thucydides strived to be non-biased, and wished to get as much information from both sides of the issue. In this way, he was inclined towards the use of reasoning and logic. McCaig Dove, Corey Theiss, Tyree Miner, Mason Medart, Dennis Shultz. Bibliography: "Herodotus." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Web. 12 Oct. 2009. <[|http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com]>. "Thucydides." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Web. 12 Oct. 2009. <[|http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com]>.