In peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons. - Herodotus

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In peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons.

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Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, Hēródotos) (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) was a historian, known for his writings on the conflict between Greece and Persia, as well as the descriptions he wrote of different places and people he met on his travels.

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Native Name: Ἡρόδοτος Ἁλικαρνᾱσσεύς
Alternative Names: Herodotus of Halicarnassus • Father of History • Herodotos
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But Alexander (I of Macedon), proving himself to be an Argive, was judged to be a Greek; so he contended in the furlong race and ran a dead heat for first place.
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