Thucydides

Thucydides (between 460 and 455 BC–circa 400 BC, Greek ??????????, Thoukudídês) was an ancient Greek historian, and the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens. This work is widely regarded a classic, and represents the first work of its kind.

Education

Thucydides would have been schooled by the Sophists. They were the teachers in Athens, but today would be considered more like philosophers and astronomers. Thucydides would have been taught by them not to accept things at face value but to question things. They would have taught Thucydides the mechanics of his writing, and would have endowed him with his skills to assess the truth.

Related Topics:
Sophists - Athens - Philosophers - Astronomers

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