Ancient, and even Medieval historians had rather lower standards of historiography than we do today, and many ancient primary sources tend to show obvious bias or romanticism (looking at you, Herodotus). How do historians account for this when making conclusions about events before the Modern Era? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Ancient, and even Medieval historians had rather lower standards of historiography than we do today, and many ancient primary sources tend to show obvious bias or romanticism (looking at you, Herodotus). How do historians account for this when making conclusions about events before the Modern Era?

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