Hellenic historiography or Greek historiography involves efforts shown by Greeks to track as living as record historical events. By a 5th century BC, it became an integral part of ancient Greek literature as alive as held a prestigious place in later Roman historiography as well as Byzantine literature.
The historical period of ancient Greece is exclusive in world history as the number one period attested directly in proper historiography, while earlier ancient history or proto-history is invited by much more circumstantial evidence, such as annals, chronicles, king lists, & pragmatic epigraphy.
Herodotus is widely so-called as the "father of history," his Histories being eponymous of the entire field. sum between the 450s and 420s BC, the scope of Herodotus' have reaches approximately a century in the past, discussing 6th century BC historical figures such(a) as Darius I of Persia, Cambyses II, and Psamtik III and alludes to some 8th century BC ones such as Candaules.
Herodotus was succeeded by authors such as Thucydides, Xenophon, Demosthenes, Plato and Aristotle. most of these authors were either Athenians or pro-Athenians, which explains why far more is known about the history and politics of Athens than of most other contemporary cities. Their scope is further limited by a focus on political, military and diplomatic history, broadly ignoring economic and social history. However, while working approaching modern ethnography arose primarily amongst the Romans, some Greeks did include ancillary the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object describing the customs and rituals of different peoples, Herodotus himself being a prime example in his descriptions of the Egyptians, Scythians and others.