interesting or surprising about Thucydides’ approach or attitude to the distant past in comparison with Schliemann’s and/or Evans’? Although their methods of gathering evidence differed greatly‚ Thucydides and Schliemann both had similar opinions over the historical accuracy of Homer’s writings. Thucydides sought out to believe in the history of the past by acknowledging the events that occurred at the time period and correlating it with the oral accounts of them. Thucydides mainly found proof from the
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hubris; and how is hubris portrayed in Livys‚ Thucydides‚ and Euripides respective works of literature?Hubris is an important term when it comes to classical literature especially to the Greeks‚ but also to the Romans. Hubris is excessive pride‚ often to the point where one is hurt in one way or another by it. Hubris is in the cave allegory from Platos Republic‚ but also in parts of Euripides The Bacchae‚ Livys The Early History of Rome‚ and in Thucydides On Justice Power and Human Nature‚ and hubris
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the Athenian historian‚ Thucydides‚ a myriad of information is shared pertaining to not only to his own life‚ but to the society and culture of Ancient Greece as well. He was born around 460-455 BC and through his life he wrote one of the most in depth recordings of the Peloponnesian War entitled‚ History of the Peloponnesian War. Not only did Thucydides live within the wartime period‚ he also fought in this war as well as a military general. The efforts that Thucydides contributed during his life
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The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War‚ which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides‚ an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war. His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The Histories are divided into eight books by editors of later
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the historian Thucydides‚ the greatest conflict was the Peloponnesian war between the Athenians and Spartans‚ along with each of their allies. In the opinion of Thucydides‚ the Peloponnesian war was due to the growth of Athens and the fear‚ the growth caused in the Spartans and their allies (Thucydides‚ Book I‚ chapter I). Accounts of events by Thucydides‚ for Francis Cornford‚ are not merely historic‚ but rather works of art. The History of the Peloponnesian War according to Thucydides is artistic
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in the just war framework‚ I will introduce those arguments and rebut those arguments to justify that it was an unjust war. The Melian Dialogue described a pre-contextual situation of a war between Athenians and Melians. The Athenian historian Thucydides depicted the negotiations between the emissaries from Athenians invaders and the leaders of Melos in “History of the Peloponnesian War”.
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share power or sovereignty (Thucydides 1954‚ 31). Thucydides makes a reference to Lacedaemonians who were of the notion of going to war only under dire need‚ reaching an understanding in which‚ they can give peace in place of war (Thucydides 1954‚ 67-68). He gives an example where if a courageous man experiences harm‚ he has every right to choose war over tranquility (Thucydides 1954‚ 68). Thucydides explains that ground rules were set for going into war (Thucydides 1954‚ 68). In this case‚ if
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Many modern historians have criticized Thucydides and his inconsistencies in his writings. The contradictions that Sparta acted out of fear yet had to be persuaded by Corinth to act against Athens and was slow about this. “Formally‚ Thucydides grievances are grievances on both sides‚ but they are in fact presented so as to show how the Peloponnesians came to war with Athens and the truest
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Athenians. Writing in real-time‚ Thucydides applied logic and reason when explaining the causes and reasons for the war‚ introducing at the same time the critical method of thinking. A wealthy Athenian active in Greek political life‚ Thucydides was an intellectual and military leader who served as a general in the Peloponnesian War; Surprisingly‚ he
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History of the Peloponnesian War‚ Thucydides accounts for twenty-one of the twenty-seven years of the Peloponnesian war. This was fought between two major Greek powers‚ The Delian League; led by Athens and the Peloponnesian League; led by Sparta. Unfortunately‚ due to his death‚ Thucydides was unable to finish writing for the full twenty-seven years and his History‚ was left incomplete. Over the course of eight books‚ with a total of twenty-six chapters‚ Thucydides analyses‚ narrates‚ and debates the
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