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The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs

Histories 3.38, as later transmitted, tells a Darius story about Greeks and Indians and their dead, then states that nomos is king of all. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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Histories 3.38, as later transmitted, tells a Darius story about Greeks and Indians and their dead, then states that nomos is king of all. It sits inside the same inquiry that also types people. Mixed effects stay split. Herodotus's documented role is: He reports Darius' experiment-story and Pindar's heading as later Greek. He did not pass a relativism statute.

Context

Pindar is named. Sharing the heading with that poet is required. Egyptian types remain a worsening neighbour. The setting of The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs is the public file around -0443-01-01. Driver social-cohesion is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Why it matters

Improving path from The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs on -0443-01-01. The welfare reading on this path is improving.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs are separate paths.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Herodotus

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    He reports Darius' experiment-story and Pindar's heading as later Greek. He did not pass a relativism statute.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.35 · Effect from 1 January 443 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.35 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — HerodotusInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Perseus — Herodotus, Histories Book 3 tribute neighbourhood (later carrier)Perseus Digital Library / Tufts · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Perseus — Herodotus 3.38 nomos (later carrier) at https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book=3 (opens in a new tab) (Perseus Digital Library / Tufts). Independent locator: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Herodotus at https://iep.utm.edu/herodotus/ (opens in a new tab) (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Official carrier: Perseus — Herodotus 3.38 nomos (later carrier) (https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book=3 (opens in a new tab); Perseus Digital Library / Tufts). Independent carrier: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Herodotus (https://iep.utm.edu/herodotus/ (opens in a new tab); Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy).

Established: a sourced public record of The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs under -0443-01-01 for Herodotus. Established: a sourced public record of The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs under -0443-01-01.

Shared responsibility is part of The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs. Naming Herodotus does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from -0443-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorHerodotus
  2. contributed toFactThe inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). The inquiry states that nomos is king of all, after a comparison of burial customs. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/he-nomos-king

https://factrail.ai/facts/he-nomos-king

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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