Ancient Greece
-Which of the following summaries most likely describes a literary work by Greek author Herodotus?

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Herodotus was a Greek historian whose seminal (and only known) work was The Histories, which detailed the Greco-Persian Wars as a conflict between slavery (Persia) and freedom (Athens). The masterpiece is considered the first work of Western historical study. Plato's Republic was a political philosophy on the nature of justice in the city-state. The Oresteia by Aeschylus was a trilogy of tragedies that reflected on the theme of evil, primarily in religious terms. Euclid's Elements was a collection of postulates and proofs for the principles of geometry. Hippocrates authored the document now known as the Hippocratic Oath, which described the proper code of ethics for medical doctors.

Ancient Greece -Which of the Following Summaries Most Likely Describes a Literary