Herodotus, one of the earliest writers now to be called a historian, lived when?

Answer 1

5th century BCE
Herodotus was the first known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent, and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. 7th century CE is appropriate for Bede who wrote some of the most important original references on Anglo-Saxon history and played a key role in the development of an English national identity.