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==Sima Qian and Herodotus==

==Sima Qian and Herodotus==

Sima Qian is often compared to the Greek historian [[Herodotus]]. Some scholars believe that Herodotus encountered the Sima clan while he traveled across the Persian empire, and that this encounter with Qian's ancestors may inspired him in his own works. This is a controvertial claim, but there is some evidence to support it.<ref>http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Herodotus-and-Sima-Qian/Thomas-R-Martin/e/9780312416492</ref>

Sima Qian is often compared to the Greek historian [[Herodotus]]. Some scholars believe that Herodotus encountered the Sima clan while he traveled across the Persian empire, and that this encounter with Qian's ancestors may inspired him in his own works. This is a controversial claim, but there is some evidence to support it.<ref>http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Herodotus-and-Sima-Qian/Thomas-R-Martin/e/9780312416492</ref>

==Books about Sima Qian in English==

==Books about Sima Qian in English==

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