Thucydides

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Thucydides (c. 460 B.C. – c. 395 B.C.) (Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukydídēs) was a Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century B.C. war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 B.C. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" due to 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.

He has also been called the father of the school of political realism, which views the relations between nations as based on might rather than right. His classical text is still studied at advanced military colleges worldwide, and the Melian dialogue remains a seminal work...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 11,244 ratings · 352 reviews · 66 distinct works · Similar authors

	The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Rex Warner (Translator), Moses I. Finley (Introduction and Notes) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 10,887 ratings — published -411 — 145 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Robert B. Strassler (Editor), Richard Crawley (Translator) 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 1,068 ratings — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Justice, Power and Human Nature: Selections from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Paul Woodruff (Translator) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Peloponnesian War: Bk. 1-2 by Thucydides, C.F. Smith (Translator) 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 35 ratings — published -411 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Peloponnesian War, Bk. 2 by Thucydides, Jeffrey S. Rusten, J.S. Rusten (Editor) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1942 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Peloponnesian War, Bk. 7-8 by Thucydides, C.F. Smith (Translator) 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1923 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Peloponnesian War: Bk. 5-6 by Thucydides, C.F. Smith (Translator) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Peloponnesian War: Bk 3-4 by Thucydides, C.F. Smith (Translator) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1920 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Peloponnesian War, Bk. 7 by Thucydides, Kenneth James Dover (Translator) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1965 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Historiae, Vol. I (Classical Texts Series) by Thucydides, H.W. Jones (Editor), Enoch Powell (Editor) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published -400 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ιστορία (3 books)
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“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War

tags: courage, discipline, self-control, self-respect

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“A nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its laws made by cowards and its wars fought by fools.”
― Thucydides

tags: renaissance-man, well-roundedness

70 people liked it

“For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men. Make them your examples, and, esteeming courage to be freedom and freedom to be happiness, do not weigh too nicely the perils of war."

[Funeral Oration of Pericles]”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War

tags: bravery, courage, fame, freedom, irony, pericles, sarcasm, war

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