History

How did Herodotus describe the Egyptian pyramids?

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Herodotus:

Herodotus, the famed historian of ancient Greece, was a prodigious traveler. His journeys took him to many spots of the ancient Mediterranean world, and Egypt was one place he visited.

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Herodotus's described of the pyramids is fairly unemotional, considering their enormous size and grandeur. He mentions their height and the length of...

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