A Comparison of Herodotus and Thucydides The Persian and Peloponnesian wars were both significant conflicts that tested independence. Documenting these wars was obviously hard at this point of civilization‚ but two men did‚ and are now known as the great writers of their time. When analyzing the writings of Herodotus and Thucydides‚ the authors must be compared and contrasted. Though it is almost impossible to know the complete accuracy of their accounts‚ analyzing the writing style will give
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kings and famous personalities. It is instead the investigation of the past intended in ample sense; and it comprehends the study of culture‚ thoughts‚ habits‚ political institutions and many other aspects of society. This concept was very clear to Herodotus and Voltaire‚ two historians that‚ although lived a totally different period and contest‚ share some affinities in the way in which they write about the past. They both were interested in the cultural history‚ in the usefulness of history in the
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Throughout the Histories Herodotus chronicles many stories taking place over eighty years. The climaxes of the Histories are the great wars between the Greeks and the Persians. With that in mind it seems reasonable that Herodotus serves as a spectacular source for military matters of the ancients. Truly it is a great source‚ historians can learn about ancient armies building bridges to move their forces across bodies of water and Herodotus tells his readers that barbarians use short spears and wear
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The historic account by Herodotus covered the plan of Xerxes‚ how he expressed his plan‚ how his people reacted to his plan‚ and the battle itself. Xerxes gathered his nobles together and outlined the plan that he had for attacking the Spartans as a way to get revenge on them for the wicket things that they had done‚ something that Darius was not able to do during his lifetime. Although‚ in the end‚ the Persians won‚ it was not a victory of which they should have been proud. This is evident by the
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rise to the throne but the most important came from both Darius and Herodotus. Both accounts state he killed Smerdis‚ son of Cyrus‚ and claimed the throne with assistance of 6 other nobles. Darius claimed in his Behistun inscription that the supposed Smerdis was actually an impersonator called Gaumata‚ a Magian. Darius therefore stated that he was restoring the kingship to the rightful Achaemenid house. However‚ according to Herodotus‚ Smerdis was actually the legitimate king and it is undoubtedly certain
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Throughout the centuries‚ the ancient historians Herodotus and Thucydides have remained dominant figures in terms of historical writing and documentation. Both men wrote about significant wars‚ though they did so in very different‚ yet somehow similar‚ styles. Both authors wanted to maintain methodological order‚ but order was vastly misconstrued between the historians. Therefore‚ it is vital for researchers to compare-and-contrast the two author’s approaches to history to emulate the style of such
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Herodotus was a Greek historian whose work encompassed Western civilization involving conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire. There were many differences between the Greeks and the Persians. For instance‚ the Greeks struggled to find freedom during 480 B.C – 400 B.C. They were determined to train their soldiers‚ especially Spartan warriors‚ to be brave‚ courageous‚ and strong for defensive purposes from Persian invasion. On the other hand‚ the Persians differed from the Greeks because
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written by Herodotus Herodotus writes his histories with an important perspective. This perspective of course is also bias because these events that he documents are events that are happening during his life. They are not far and removed from him. This is a good thing for the future historians and students that can have a good idea of both the things that took place in our history‚ and yet is also slightly inaccurate in the way that they reflect his opinions of what he sees. Herodotus starts this
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Herodotus in the The Histories‚ Book V claims“There is nothing in the whole world so unjust‚ nothing so bloody‚ as a tyranny” Greece‚ in 500BC was under the rule of one such tyrant‚ Pisistratus.In order to stay in power‚ tyrants of ancient greece created a prosperous society. Tyrants created a prosperous society by establishing worldly order‚ redistributing power to the middle class and creating a unified society. To start‚ Tyrants in Athens creating relations with other city states to maintain a
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Herodotus‚ Herodotus: The Histories. London: Penguin Group‚ 2003. In the start of the fifth book‚ Herodotus tells of the beginning wars between the Persians and the Greeks. The reader can find Herodotus to be somewhat messy with his writing in the beginning of this book because it gets confusing. Herodotus seems to favor Histiaeus of Miletus by calling him kind and honorable. One of Herodotus’ main themes is the Persians conquest and we learn of how the govern and take over land. Later in
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