In ancient times, Herodotus was called the "Father of History" - and the "father of lies." He was familiar with the politician Pericles, the playwright Sophocles, the sculptor Phidias, the philosopher Protagoras. Greek, who was a subject of the Persian state, a participant in the conspiracy against tyranny, a political emigrant, one of the founders of the colony, Herodotus tirelessly traveled for decades, collecting information for his "History."