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The Horrific Stories of Herodotus
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Herodotus tells one of the most horrific stories in his writings, but he tells it like Alfred Hitchcock or Wes Craven. He weaves in stories and anecdotes to his work, trying to give reasons for the events that occurred without having any real way of knowing.
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