Thucydides

[ thoo-sid-i-deez ]

/ θuˈsɪd ɪˌdiz /

noun

c460–c400 b.c., Greek historian.

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Thucydides is said to have died at Skapte Hyle, a small town in Thrace, near the gold mines.

Plutarch's Lives, Volume II |Aubrey Stewart & George Long
On the other hand, Thucydides is quite conscious of the value of the positive evidence afforded by archæological remains.

Essays and Lectures |Oscar Wilde
Gangrene of the extremities was one of the symptoms of the plague of Athens as described by Thucydides.

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Creighton
And the winter ended, and with it ended the sixteenth year of this war of which Thucydides is the historian.

The History of the Peloponnesian War |Thucydides

The account of this remarkable transaction is given in Thucydides, vi.

Historical Parallels, vol 3 (of 3) |Arthur Thomas Malkin

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Thucydides

/ (θuːˈsɪdɪˌdiːz) /

noun

?460–?395 bc, Greek historian and politician, distinguished for his History of the Peloponnesian War

Derived forms of Thucydides

Thucydidean, adjective

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Thucydides

[ (thooh-sid-uh-deez) ]

An ancient Greek historian and general. Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War, in which he fought, is famous for its careful reporting of events and its sharp analysis of causes and effects.

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