text: Some of the more notable ancient writers include Herodotus , Josephus , Livy , Polybius , Sallust , Suetonius , Tacitus , Thucydides , and Sima Qian .
simplified: Herodotus , Josephus , Livy , Polybius , Suetonius , Tacitus , Thucydides and Sima Qian .