Input (grade 10): The earliest known critical historical works were The Histories composed by Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484 BC ca. 425 BC), who became later known as the 'father of history' (Cicero).
Output (grade 8): The very first historical works were The Histories composed by Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484 BC ca. 425 BC), who became later known as the 'father of history' (Cicero).