Though he was Greek, Herodotus's hometown of Halicarnassus was part of the Persian Empire.

尽管希罗多徳是希腊人，但他的家乡哈利卡尔那索斯是波斯帝国的一部分。

" Herodotus, of Halicarnassus, here displays his inquiries."

“Halicarnassus 的希罗多德 (Herodotus) 在这里展示了他的询问。”

The Histories opens with the famous sentence: " Herodotus, of Halicarnassus, here displays his inquiries." By framing the book as an “inquiry, ” Herodotus allowed it to contain many different stories, some serious, others less so.

《历史 》以这一名句开篇：“来自哈利卡尔那索斯的希罗多徳在此展现他的调查。”将这本书定位为“调查”，希罗多徳在其中记载了很多不同的故事，有的严肃、有的没那么严肃。