CLAS 430 Lecture Notes - Panyassis, Thurii, Carians
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Persian wars (490; 480/79 bce) greece vs persia. Halicarnassus (composed of dorians, ionians, carians: panyassis: epic poet from halicarnassus, in trouble with lygamis (ruler. ) Lived in asia minor, athens, southern italy. Significant b/c unlike other playwrights he was not born & bred as. Cicero was 1st to call herodotus the father of lies, pater historiae. Aims at truth unlike poetry which aims for pleasure. Herodotus blend was good blend of history & poetry. Herodotus recorded what he saw and what he heard. But sometimes you must go on what you hear: he exercises judgment on information (locals give most trustworthy account) weighting of different accounts, will tell us what is more probable. Professor"s translation: this is the display of histori of herodotus of halicarnassues, in order that the deeds of men not fade in time, and that the great and wondrous achievements, displayed both by.
