Herodotus: Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the 5th century B.C. He is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian known to collect his materials , test to see if they were accurate, and put them into vivid narrative. He wrote most of his pieces on the origins of the Persian Wars which occurred in 490 and 480-479 BC.Although some of his stories were not completely accurate, he claimed that he was reporting only what had been told to him. (Wikipedia)
Thucydides: He was a Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been called the father of "scientific history" due to his standards of evidence-gathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect.
Thucydides based all of his writing of the in depth research he did, rather than by word of mouth like many other historians. Thuccydides wrote about the Peloponesian Wars because he knew that it was going to be an event that changed the world. (Wikipedia/Thucydides). Livy: Livy was a historian who put all of his efforts into writing about Roman affairs. He wrote about history of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita Libri which means "Chapters from the Foundation of the City,". Livy wrote about everything Roman and put a lot of focus on the Punic Wars between Carthage and Greece with lots of details in all his writings. Livy studied the Romans because he thought that they were the greatest civilization that had ever been formed.(Works by Livy, Volume 1)
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"Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War,Book 1, Chapter 1." Perseus Digital Library. Web. 04 Mar. 2010.
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