I am currently reading The Histories as well right now. I am currently in the process of working through the Greeks (having only read The Iliad and The Odyssey) and have been thoroughly enjoying the process. I got the Landmark edition of The Histories (picrel) and went full autist and read all of the appendices before starting the core text (using ChatGPT to clarify some areas of confusion). Having a solid context for reading the core text, plus the notes and maps has been huge.

So far this is my favorite quote (in Book 2):
>"When Psammetichos found out about this (the garrisons leaving Egypt for Ethiopia), he pursued them, and when he caught up with them, he begged them at length not to abandon their ancestral gods, and then he implored them not to leave their women and children.
>It is reported, however, that one of them (one of the deserters) exposed himself and, pointing to his genitals, said that wherever these were, they would not lack for wives and children."

Makes for a pretty funny ancient "fuck you".

Tl;Dr Herodotus is fun if you just focus on just absorbing the work naturally and not worrying about historical accuracy.