This number doesn’t look impressive enough. I think I’ll add another zero.
TiberiusGemellus on
Thucydides whom I consider the greatest historian of classical antiquity scarcely ever mentioned any sources, and quite a few details he could not have known by his own eyes.
Herodotus might sound silly but he goes to great lengths to tell us that what he tells us is what he himself was told. He does sometime say he doesn’t believe what he was told but that he felt it his duty to include it regardless. I think it should be admired.
Abdelsauron on
Arab sources be like: I heard about this from a guy who heard about it from a guy who a heard about it from a guy who heard about it from the brother of a guy who heard about it from the son of a guy who heard about it from the shoemaker for a guy who heard about it from a guy who knew a guy who heard about it from a guy who cooked a nice dinner for a guy who heard about it from the former roommate of a guy who heard about it from a guy who knew a guy’s uncle who heard about it from the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him).
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This number doesn’t look impressive enough. I think I’ll add another zero.
Thucydides whom I consider the greatest historian of classical antiquity scarcely ever mentioned any sources, and quite a few details he could not have known by his own eyes.
Herodotus might sound silly but he goes to great lengths to tell us that what he tells us is what he himself was told. He does sometime say he doesn’t believe what he was told but that he felt it his duty to include it regardless. I think it should be admired.
Arab sources be like: I heard about this from a guy who heard about it from a guy who a heard about it from a guy who heard about it from the brother of a guy who heard about it from the son of a guy who heard about it from the shoemaker for a guy who heard about it from a guy who knew a guy who heard about it from a guy who cooked a nice dinner for a guy who heard about it from the former roommate of a guy who heard about it from a guy who knew a guy’s uncle who heard about it from the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him).