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.
Herodotose teos on märkimisväärne saavutus, kuna ta ei saanud seda kirjutades tugineda ametlikele kroonikatele, sest neid üldjuhul lihtsalt polnud.