Book 1, Ch. 87.
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In peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons.
• Variant translation: In peace, children inter their parents; war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children.
— Herodotus
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons.
• Variant translation: In peace, children inter their parents; war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children." in the context of "Book 1, Ch. 87." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Herodotus" (The Histories)
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About Herodotus
Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, Hēródotos) (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) was a historian, known for his writings on the conflict between Greece and Persia, as well as the descriptions he wrote of different places and people he met on his travels.
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