Mark Robinson: Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”?

About 2500 years ago, the writing of history as we understand it didn’t really exist. Then, a man called Herodotus witnessed the Persian invasions of Greece and decided to find out why they happened. Mark Robinson investigates how the idea of "history" came into being. [Directed by Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Ana Roman].