They don’t call you “The Father of History” for nothing, do they?īorn sometime around 484 in Halicarnassus (then part of the Persian Empire) – as far as we know – Herodotus was the first man in history to have shown an interest for what we would now refer to as historiography. Most, however (about a third) are extensive overviews of human history, from the beginning of time until today.Īnd are both funnier and more educational than you’d expect or even wish for! The best history books are all yours! #1. Some are here for their historical value, others for the in-depth analysis of specific time periods or historical figures. And what better way to do this, but by leafing through few of the best history books ever written. Or, to quote a famous quip by George Bernard Shaw: “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.” Unfortunately, the fact that history does repeat itself – as Marx wrote, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” – shows that we haven’t really heeded to Santayana’s words. “Those who cannot learn from history,” wrote Madrid-born American philosopher George Santayana, “are doomed to repeat it”.
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