During the 5th. century BC few people could read, so Herodotus made his living by going from town to town telling stories. Either he took stories from his book to perform or he incorporated his performances into his book or he did both. This is why his book is episodic – it could be presented in a television series. In fact, I used that for my website History Moments.
The best edition of his book is here.
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