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Apr 19, 2012 · Thucydides (c. 460/455 - 399/398 BCE) was an Athenian general who wrote the contemporary History of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, which lasted from 431 BCE to 404 BCE. However, Thucydides' History was never finished, and as such, ends mid-sentence in the winter of 411 BCE.
chapter 108. chapter 109. 1. Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war, and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. This belief was not without its grounds.
Thucydides describes the slow increase in civic wealth and power through the ages, culminating in the great power and wealth of the Athenians at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. There was also an advance from original, universal barbarism, to the distinction between barbarism and what we may call Greekness, or civilization.
Thucydides , (born c. 460—died c. 404 bc ), Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides failed to prevent the capture of the important city of Amphipolis and consequently was exiled for 20 years.
Jun 12, 2017 · A fragment of the fourth book of the History of the Peloponnesian War. Wikimedia Commons. In Thucydides, the war found an author of meticulous standard and dedication who created a work that...
Apr 1, 2020 · The primary source for information on the event is the historian Thucydides (l. 460/455-399/398 BCE), an Athenian who suffered through the disease and survived. He referred to the pestilence as the plague but this designation was used in antiquity for any widespread outbreak of disease.
Written 431 B.C.E. Translated by Richard Crawley. The History of the Peloponnesian War has been divided into the following sections: Download: A 1153k text-only version is available for download . The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, part of the Internet Classics Archive.
