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.
Arritja e Herodotit është e jashtëzakonshme sepse s’mund ta bazonte punën në arkivat zyrtarë që ruajnë çdo ngjarje, pasi ata rrallë ekzistonin.