Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler
President Roosevelt was interested in President Wheeler’s “criticism of Herodotus’ account of the battle of Salamis.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-18
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President Roosevelt was interested in President Wheeler’s “criticism of Herodotus’ account of the battle of Salamis.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-18
Benjamin Ide Wheeler reviews ancient accounts and modern interpretations of the Battle of Salamis. He believes that Herodotus’s account is the most reliable and consistent. The handwritten note on the first page reads “To President Roosevelt, who reads ancient and makes modern history. With cordial greetings, Benj. I. Wheeler.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902