Herodotus, a 5th-century BC Greek historian is considered within the Western tradition to be the "father of history", and, along with his contemporary Thucydides, helped form the foundations for the modern study of human history.
Herodotus, abad ke-5 SM ahli sejarah Yunani dalam masyarakat Barat dianggap sebagai "bapak sejarah", dan, bersama dengan kontemporer Thucydides, membantu membentuk dasar bagi studi modern sejarah manusia.