As an independent genre of literature, history arises in Ancient Greece, one of the most developed regions of antiquity, at the turn of the 7th-6th centuries. BC Early historians were called "logographers" and were engaged in presenting the history of individual Greek city-states, proving their antiquity and greatness. With the advent of Herodotus' work, history gradually acquires the rights of a separate science. The publishing series "History in One Volume" gives historical studies of modern authoritative world historians about the most significant historical events and periods.