Herodotus ’ achievement is remarkable in that he could not base his work on official State records written to preserve a continuous history of events, for such records rarely existed.
ففي تلك الفترة ،‏ لم يكترث كثيرون من الناس بكتابة التاريخ ،‏ انما بتخليد امجادهم على انصاب تذكارية .‏