who is known as the father of history?
Herodotus (c. 484 â 425/413 BCE) was a writer who invented the field of study known today as `historyâ. He was called `The Father of Historyâ by the Roman writer and orator Cicero for his famous work The Histories but has also been called âThe Father of Liesâ by critics who claim these `historiesâ are little more than tall tales.