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title: Herodotus
author: Photograph by Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6501/herodotus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Herodotus
_Authored by Photograph by Marie-Lan Nguyen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6501.jpg)
## Image Caption
Bust of Herodotus with an inscription of his name in [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/). [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) copy of the Imperial era (2nd century CE) after a Greek [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) original of the first half of the 4th century BCE. From Benha (ancient Athribis), Lower [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Nguyen, P. b. M. (2017, April 12). Herodotus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Nguyen, Photograph by Marie-Lan. "Herodotus." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 12, 2017. .
### MLA
Nguyen, Photograph by Marie-Lan. "Herodotus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Apr 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herodotos_Met_91.8.jpg) by **Photograph by Marie-Lan Nguyen**. Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 12 April 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.