The second volume of his 'Histories' describes Egypt’s geography and people and recounts a few semi-mythical stories about some pharaohs. Born in Halicarnassus around 490 BC, he visited Egypt during the Persian occupation (27th Dynasty), a time of relative cultural decline. Herodotus is considered by many to be the first historian. This article provides a summary of Herodotus’ geo-scientific observations, when visiting Egypt at ca. Geography, Agriculture and Climate of 500 BC Egypt as Recorded by Herodotus SIGNED BOOKS AUTHORS BOOKS AUDIOBOOKS eBOOKS STORIES ARTICLES POETRY BLOGS NEWS VIDEOS GOLD SUCCESS TESTIMONIALSįeatured Authors: H.G.
