Herodian

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 19, 2024
	Invalidated site: Livius - Herodian.	Emily Rodriguez	Apr 03, 2020
	Add new Web site: UNRV History - Biography of Herodian.	Grace Young	Aug 09, 2010
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Nov 19, 2007