GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Herodotus wrote about the wars between Persia and Greece. Thucydides wrote about the civil war between Athens and Sparta. Together these ancient Greek writers became the first true historians in Western civilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the greatest ancient historians, Thucydides (c. 460 B.C.–c. 400 B.C.) chronicled nearly 30 years of war and tension between Athens and Sparta. His “History of the Peloponnesian War” set a standard for scope, concision and accuracy that makes it a defining text of the historical genre.

Detailed explanation-3: -Herodotus is most well known for his historical accounts. He is remembered as being arguably the very first historian ever. He explicitly states in his introduction that he wishes to preserve the events in order for the Greeks and the barbarians to receive their due.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thucydides himself foresaw the utility of his work. He says that he wrote it not to entertain for the moment but to be of lasting value, because people could use it to clearly understand past events and also understand future events given that, people being people, similar sorts of things will happen again.