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Thucydides was an ancient Greek historian. Unlike Herodotus, he was the first to use reasoning and logic exclusively, thus making him the first historian in a modern sense.
YMMV. Alternate Aesop Interpretation: Because of Thucydides’ very matter-of-fact descriptions of events, his intended meaning has been interpreted in many different ways by subsequent historiographers.
Thucydides was an ancient Greek historian. Unlike Herodotus, he was the first to use reasoning and logic exclusively, thus making him the first historian in a modern sense.
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A helpful introduction places Thucydides in proper historical context and a series of short appendices focus on particular aspects of life and war during the period.
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May 10, 2015 · Thucydides (c. 460 B.C. – c. 400 B.C.) (Greek Θουκυδίδης) was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC.
