hiː ɪz mˈoʊst fˈeɪmd fɔːɹ kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚz ænd slˈeɪvz, wˈɛɹæz hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt ˈeɪntʃənt hɪstˈoːɹiənz nˈiːd nˌɑːt səbmˈɪt tə ðə sˈoːɹsᵻz ðeɪ stˈʌdid, bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚ dᵻmˈændᵻd ðeɪ biː kwˈɛstʃənd ænd ˌʌndɚstˈʊd wɪðˌɪn ðɛɹ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ kˈɑːntɛkst ʌv ˌɪntɚɹˈækʃən.
He is most famed for Conquerors and Slaves, whereas he argued that ancient historians need not submit to the sources they studied, but rather demanded they be questioned and understood within their larger context of interaction.