thucydides account of the peloponnesian war

He was probably born, therefore, not later than 460-perhaps a few years earlier since his detailed narrative begins, just before 431, with the events which provoked the war. He was an Athenian, old enough when the war began to estimate its importance and judge that it was likely to be a long one and to write an account of it, observing and making notes from its beginning.

LifeĪll that is certainly known (perhaps all that ancient scholars knew) of Thucydides’ life is what he reveals about himself in the course of his narrative. His work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation’s war policies. Thucydides, (born 460 bc or earlier?-died after 404 bc?), greatest of ancient Greek historians and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the struggle between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century bc. Given that his History ends abruptly, scholars estimate that he likely died⁠-possibly by violence⁠-some time after the defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War in 404 BCE. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!Īs Thucydides himself remains the primary source of information about his life, details of his death are a matter of speculation.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.

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Thucydides account of the peloponnesian war