Herodotus And Strabo

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It is also important to note that these scholars hoped to discover the mysteries of the world they knew so little about at the time but also passing on their knowledge collectively with each other piecing the world to what it is today. It is not only maps that help us learn to travel but also the understanding of geographical elements like the weather that these scholars have contributed to the knowledge we all know of today that play a part in knowing how and when to travel. Today, we are going to focus on two scholars who were a vital piece in the field of geography, Herodotus and Strabo.
Often called the father of history, Herodotus was a greek historian who is referred to as one of the most reliable sources of history in the era of the 5th century that also revolutionized the world geographically. Not much is known of his youth but what made him so reliable was his method of travelling around the existing world to write in more of a in-depth account. This not only ...

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are his historical descriptions of the existing world such as Egypt, Scythia, Persia, Asia Minor and India. The descriptions were useful in understanding the life that people led and the impact nature and co-existing had on their lives. In one instance, people in Persia had to strengthen their homes with wooden plys, which solidified the foundation of their homes due to the strong sand winds. Moreover, Herodotus' descriptions also led to some noteworthy observations. He was the first to understand the processes of how deltas were made due to his observations of the Nile. He noticed the severe rain that contributed to its overflow that led to erosions and abrasions causing ...

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