Question: The Herodotus Machine was a machine described by Herodotus, a Greek historian born in Halicarnassus, Caria, modern-day Bodrum, Turkey, who claims this invention enabled the Ancient Egyptians to construct the pyramids, the Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt?
Context: Mesoamerican pyramids or pyramid-shaped structures form a prominent part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture.  Although similar in shape or form, these structures bear only a very weak architectural resemblance to Egyptian pyramids.  The Mesoamerican examples are usually step pyramids with temples on top – more akin to the ziggurats of Mesopotamia than to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt.  The Mesoamerican region's largest pyramid by volume – indeed, the largest in the world by volume – is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla.  Some classic Mesoamerican pyramids are littered with stories about the Hero Twins, the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl, Mesoamerican creation myths, ritualistic sacrifice, etc. written in the form of hieroglyphs on the rises of the steps of the pyramids, on the walls, and on the sculptures contained within. Occurring at about 450 BCE, Herodotus—a Greek historian—called Egypt the “Gift of the Nile” because ancient Egyptian civilization depended on the resources from the river so they could continue living in that vicinity.  Beyond the Nile River is the Sahara Desert, and since it almost impossible to grow food in the desert, very few people lived far from the river itself.  People that were settled close to the banks of the Nile shared the same language and also worshipped similar gods.  "Hymn to The Nile" is a tune that was created and sang by the ancient Egyptian peoples about the flooding of the Nile River and all of the miracles it brought to Ancient Egyptian civilization.  Because the ancient Egyptians had relied on this miracle river, Egypt was the “Gift of the Nile.” Artemisia I of Caria (Ancient Greek: Ἀρτεμισία ; Persian: آرتمیس‎ ‎ ; fl.  480 BCE) was a Greek queen of the ancient Greek city-state of Halicarnassus and of the nearby islands of Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos, within the Achaemenid satrapy of Caria, in about 480 BCE.  She fought as an ally of Xerxes I, King of Persia against the independent Greek city states during the second Persian invasion of Greece.  She personally commanded her contribution of five ships at the naval battle of Artemisium and in the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE.  She is mostly known through the writings of Herodotus, himself a native of Halicarnassus, who praises her courage and the respect in which Xerxes held her. P.A.S.A. Irodotos F.C., short for "Podosferikos Athlitikos Syllogos Alikarnassou Irodotos" (Greek: Ποδοσφαιρικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Αλικαρνασσού Ηρόδοτος, transliterated "Irodotos Football Sports Club of Halicarnassus" ) and also simply known as Irodotos, is a Greek football club, based in Nea Alikarnassos, Heraklion.  The club is named after the ancient historian Herodotus, descended from Halicarnassus, Asia Minor, whose bust is also used as the club logo.  Irodotos was established in 1932 by refugees from Asia Minor (and specifically the site of modern Bodrum, then still called Halicarnassus), who were displaced following the Greco-Turkish War in 1922.  By acclamation, Irodotos is considered the third most successful club in Heraklion in terms of achievements, due to its consistent presence in the Second and Third national divisions, but has maintained a considerable fan base, and a longstanding rivalry with local ex-Superleague side OFI, despite the fact the two haven't met in national competitions for almost 30 years.  The club currently administers amateur men's football and basketball departments, while in the past it also had departments for wrestling, cycling, women's football and athletics.  Its colours are blue and white. Panyassis of Halicarnassus, sometimes known as Panyasis (Ancient Greek: Πανύασις ), was a 5th-century BC Greek epic poet from Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey). The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. Phanes of Halicarnassus (Greek: Φάνης ) was a wise council man, a tactician, and a mercenary from Halicarnassus, serving the Egyptian pharaoh Amasis II (570–526 BC).  Most of what history recounts of Phanes is from the account of Herodotus in his grand historical text, "The Histories".  According to Herodotus, Phanes of Halicarnassus was "a resourceful man and a brave fighter" serving Amasis II on matters of state, and was well connected within the Egyptian pharaoh's troops.  Phanes of Halicarnassus was also very well respected within the military and royal community of Egypt. The Herodotus Machine was a machine described by Herodotus, a Greek historian born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey).  Herodotus claims this invention enabled the Ancient Egyptians to construct the pyramids.  The contraption supposedly allowed workers to lift heavy building materials.  Herodotus is believed to have encountered the device while traveling through Egypt.  With limited reference and no true schematics, this machine has stimulated many historians' theories of how the Ancient Egyptians were able to create pyramids. Bodrum (] ) is a district and a port city in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey.  It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova, and is also the center of the eponymous district.  The city was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  Built by the Knights Hospitaller in the 15th century, Bodrum Castle, overlooks the harbour and the marina.  The castle grounds include a Museum of Underwater Archaeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year.  The city had a population of 36,317 in 2012.  It takes 50 minutes via boat to reach Kos from Bodrum, with services running multiple times a day by at least three operators. Herodotus ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἡρόδοτος , "Hêródotos", ] ) was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC ( 484– 425 BC), a contemporary of Thucydides, Socrates, and Euripides.  He is often referred to as "The Father of History", a title first conferred by Cicero; he was the first historian known to have broken from Homeric tradition to treat historical subjects as a method of investigation—specifically, by collecting his materials systematically and critically, and then arranging them into a historiographic narrative.
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