(i) Herodotus : Record of the great wars and unique events to be remembered by future generations.
(ii) St. Augustine : The story of struggle between God and Evil force.
(iii) J.B. Bury : History is a Science no less no more.
(iv) Arnold Toynbee : It is the story of rise and fall of civilizations.
(v) J. Nehru : History is the story of man from barbarism to civilization.
(vi) Karl Marx : History is the Struggle between have (Capitalist) and have nots (labours).