Hirudus, wani tsohon tarihi na Greek, an yi wa uban tarihi ne saboda an ɗauke shi na farko mutum ya kirkiro wannan ajalin.
Thucydes, wani tsohon tarihi na Girka, ya shahara ga aikinsa ya cancanci tarihin yaƙin Pelopnesesous wanda aka dauke shi daya daga cikin mahimman ayyukan tarihi a cikin yammacin tarihin.
Ibn Khaldu, wata karni na ƙarni na 14th, ana daukar shi a matsayin daya daga cikin ubannin zamantakewa na zamantakewa da ilimin halayyar dan adam saboda aikinsa ya cancanci muQadderimah.
Hirudus ya yi imani da hakan a cikin yaƙi, ƙarfin hali da rauni na mutane sun fito ne daga aji na zamantakewarsu kuma ba daga jinsinsu ba.
An kwantar da hankali kan rashin lafiya yayin yakin kuma ya rasa matsayinsa na gaba daya don Athens.
Ibn Khaldn ya kirkiro tunanin Asabiyyah wanda ke nufin Ruhun Haɗin kai da girman kai wanda ke motsa rukuni don tsira da haɓaka.
Sima Qian, tarihin masana tarihin Sinanci, marubucin tarihi, marubucin tarihi ne wanda aka ɗauka shine mafi cikakken aikin da ya fi cikakken tarihi a ƙasar Sin.
Saminu Qian ta ɗanɗana wata azabartar ta da rauni ga rubuce-rubuce game da gazawar wani tsohon dan kasar Sin.
Tacitus, wani malamin tarihi, ya rubuta abubuwa da yawa game da daular Rome kuma ya shahara sosai ga aikinsa mai taken Annal.
Tacitus kuma ya rubuta game da kabilun Jamusanci kuma ana ɗaukar babban tushen bayani game da al'adunsu da halaye.