Herodotus

Greek historian and geographer (c.484–c.425 BC)
Person human Q26825
Herodotus
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Herodotus

Summary

Herodotus is a human[1]. Born in Halicarnassus[2], he… he was born on January 1, 484 BC[3]. He died in Thurii[4]. He died on January 1, 425 BC[5]. He worked as a historian[6], writer[7], geographer[8], and politician[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Halicarnassus[2], Herodotus…
  • Herodotus passed away in Thurii[4].
  • Herodotus passed away in Pella[11].
  • Herodotus was born on January 1, 484 BC[3].
  • Herodotus died on January 1, 425 BC[5].
  • Herodotus held citizenship in Halicarnassus[12].
  • Herodotus worked as a historian[6].
  • Herodotus's professions included writer[7].
  • Herodotus worked as a geographer[8].
  • Herodotus worked as a politician[9].
  • Herodotus's field of work was history[13].
  • Herodotus's field of work was politics[14].
  • Herodotus's field of work was creative and professional writing[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Herodotus is Histories[16].
  • Herodotus is recorded as male[17].
  • Herodotus's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Herodotus's Commons category is recorded as Herodotus[19].
  • Herodotus's residence is recorded as Halicarnassus[20].
  • Herodotus's residence is recorded as Samos[21].
  • Herodotus's residence is recorded as Thurii[22].
  • Herodotus's given name is recorded as Herodotos[23].
  • Herodotus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Herodotus[24].
  • Herodotus's work location is recorded as Ancient Greece[25].
  • Herodotus's work location is recorded as Samos[26].
  • Herodotus's depicted by is recorded as Statue of Herodotus, Irakleio[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Halicarnassus[2], Herodotus… he was born on January 1, 484 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], writer[7], geographer[8], and politician[9]. Fields of work include history[13]; politics[14], an academic discipline[28]; and creative and professional writing[15], an academic discipline[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Herodotus is Histories[16]. Things named for him include he[30], an impact crater[31] and Herodotia[32], a taxon[33].

Death and Burial

Herodotus died on January 1, 425 BC[5]. Recorded place of death include Thurii[4], a city[34], in Italy[35] and Pella[11], an ancient city[36], in Greece[37].

Why It Matters

Herodotus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] He is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Works attributed to him include Histories[39], a written work[40], founded in -0440[41]. Entities named for him include he[30], an impact crater[31] and Herodotia[32], a taxon[33].

FAQs

Where was Herodotus born?

Herodotus was born in Halicarnassus[2].

Where did Herodotus die?

Herodotus passed away in Thurii[4].

What did Herodotus do for work?

Herodotus worked as historian[6], writer[7], geographer[8], and politician[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Suda. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Suda. wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Suda. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Suda. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Herodotus. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/herodotus
MLA “Herodotus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/herodotus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_herodotus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Herodotus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/herodotus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Herodotus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/herodotus (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/herodotus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 118549855
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14608]]: 118549855, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 46248
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14585]]: 46248, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  3. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag herodotus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: herodotus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289937518|herodotus (#289937518)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  4. 6d ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id 301268355
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9371]]: 301268355, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782644922236"
  5. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 342985
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 342985, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  6. 17d ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 111195
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37018|batch #37018]]: add P1810 to P12458"
  7. 21d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 111195
    Svkkl authority id p0062825-Herodotos-asi-484-pr-Krasi-425-pr-Kr
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: p0062825-Herodotos-asi-484-pr-Krasi-425-pr-Kr, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259649|batch #259649]]"
  8. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 111195
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12458]]: 292506, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259388|batch #259388]]"
  9. 24d ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 111195
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35916|batch #35916]]: sync P12458"
  10. 28d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 111195
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12458]]: 412903, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
  11. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 5897
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35008|batch #35008]]: add P1810 to P8034"
  12. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01235922, cnp01124270, cnp01471684 +5
    Occupation historian, writer, geographer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  13. 7w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 111195
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 884322"
  14. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 111195
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 412903, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161311289|Herotodus (#161311289)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons]] #mi"
  15. 8w ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place Q5843680
    Local thumb
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7153]]: [[Q5843680]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778419496124"
  16. 8w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.