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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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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the Peloponnesian War‚ Pericles delivers an oration speech in which he explains what he believes the nature of Athens to be. In the following years‚ Thucydides gives a report of the Plague of 430‚ regarding the state of Athens. With a significant comprehension of both accounts‚ we can generate a accurate depiction of the condition of Athens. In order to produce this understanding‚ I will first delve into the rhetoric of Pericles speech‚ then turn my attention to Thucydides account of of the plague
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the ‘cause’ means. Herodotus‚ the so called ‘father of history’‚ has stark contrast to Thucydides‚ the so called ‘father of Realpolitik’‚ on the way of how they interpret the historical causation. In general‚ Herodotus involves an extensive amount of theology to manifest his moral pedagogy; in contrast‚ Thucydides contempts on the unreasonable exaggeration of the function of the gods‚ and sticks to the scientific facts and forms the model of truthful history. Herodotus emphasizes the significance
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September 22‚ 2011 Writing assignment #1: Summarize and analyze Pericles’ speech‚ as recounted by Thucydides. In Thucydides‚ “The Funeral Oration of Pericles”‚ I will analyze and summarize the excerpts used within our primary source course packet to comment upon the core questions of being human‚ having purpose‚ the natural world and the just society that was created by the great civilization of Athens. The oration that Pericles delivers at the funeral for the fallen soldiers in the first year
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Pericles Pericles was an ideal leader. Not only was he a prominent general‚ he was also known for being a legislator‚ speechmaker‚ and an armed chief. “’Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance‚ our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.’” What this quotation is telling us explicitly is that Athenians are strong and they don’t succeed just because of love and beauty. Implicitly what Pericles means here is how he views the Athenian polis. The Athenians do not
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Herodotus c.484 B.C-c.429/425 B.C. Greek historian. INTRODUCTION Called the "father of history" by the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero‚ Herodotus is best known for his long and compelling prose account of life in Greece‚ Asia Minor‚ and Egypt which focuses on the causes and events of the Greco-Persian Wars. For Herodotus‚ history (historiai) meant "inquiry‚" and his attentions in the History are devoted not just to epic moments in the past‚ but also to geography‚ ethnology‚ and myth
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Pericles’ Funeral Oration: The Ignored Arrogance In a while after the Peloponnesian War had broken out‚ Pericles delivered his famous Funeral Oration to commemorate those troops who had already fallen in battle. Recorded‚ and probably rewritten by the historian Thucydides‚ it is one of the primary sources on which our understanding of ancient Athens is based and provides a unique insight into just how Athenian democracy understood itself. In the speech Pericles relates the special qualities of
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Historical Question: Who was Pericles and why is he important to Greece? Author: Mrs. Lori Miller Class/Grade Level: Social Studies/6th grade CT Standards: SS6S2C2PO7— Describe the development of the following types of government and citizenship in ancient Greece and Rome • democracy • republics/ empires SS6S3C4PO3— Describe the importance of citizens being actively involved in the democratic process. (e.g.‚ voting‚ student government‚ involvement in political decision making‚ analyzing
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Compare and contrast Thucydides’ and Socrates’ analyses of the fate of Athenian democracy in war‚ of why the Athenians went to war‚ and of how and why they failed. The Peloponnesian War was the turning point in Athenian hegemony in Ancient Greece. It was fought in 431 B.C. between the Delian League‚ led by Athens‚ and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. According to Thucydides‚ Athens’ imposing hegemonic status and its overwhelming quest for more power made the Peloponnesian War and Athens’s
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