Thucydides
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Thucydides was an ancient Athenian historian and general whose *History of the Peloponnesian War* documents the fifth-century BC conflict between Sparta and Athens. He is considered a foundational figure in historical writing because he pioneered an approach emphasizing impartiality, careful evidence-gathering, and logical analysis of causes and effects—methods that earned him recognition as the "father of scientific history."
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Thucydides (/θjuːˈsɪdɨdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Θουκυδίδης, Thoukydídēs; c. 460 – c. 395 BC) was a Greek historian and Athenian general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" because of his strict standards of evidence-gathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work. <a
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13 sectionsContents
- Life
- Evidence from the classical period
- Later sources
- The ''History of the Peloponnesian War''
- Philosophical outlook and influences
- Critical interpretation
- Comparison with Herodotus
- See also
- Notes
- References and further reading
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
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Thucydides ( ; ; BC) 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. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" by those who accept his claims to have applied strict standards of impartiality and evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect, without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work.
Thucydides has been called the father of the school of political realism, which views the political behaviour of individuals and the subsequent outcomes of relations between states as ultimately mediated by, and constructed upon, fear and self-interest. His text is still studied at universities and military colleges worldwide. The Melian dialogue is regarded as a seminal text of international relations theory, while his version of Pericles's Funeral Oration is widely studied by political theorists, historians, and students of the classics. More generally, Thucydides developed an understanding of human nature to explain behaviour in such crises as plagues, massacres, and wars.