not completely accurate, he states that he is only reporting what has been told to him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus                                                                                                      469 BC–399 BC Socrates (pronounced /ˈsɒkrətiːz/ ; Greek : Σωκράτης, Sōkrátēs ; c. 469 BC–399 BC [1] ) was a Classical Greek philosopher . Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy