Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal, while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before

Little is known of his personal history. Herodotus (pron. : /hɨˈrɒdətəs/; Greek: Ἡρόδοτος Hēródotos) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus Caria (modern day Bodrum Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC (c.