Note 219 — PHOTIUS BIBLIOTHECA OR MYRIOBIBLON[6]
John Henry Freese translation
Of Halicarnassus (c. 484-424 B.C.), the so-called “father of history.” His history, in nine books, each named after one of the Muses, gives an account of the Persian wars from the reign of Cyrus down to the battle of Mycale in the reign of Xerxes, a period of 126 years. It also contains digressions on the early history and manners and customs of different Peoples. It is curious that Photius has not devoted more attention to him.