CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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Ms. Laufer
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Thucydides
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Macedonia
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Athens
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thucydides, who wrote a history of the Peloponnesian War between the two power blocs led by Athens and by Sparta (431–404 b.c.e.), is considered by most scholars to be the greatest historian that Greece produced, though some would give first place to his earlier contemporary, Herodotus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thucydides is generally regarded as one of the first true historians. Like his predecessor Herodotus, known as “the father of history", Thucydides places a high value on eyewitness testimony and writes about events in which he probably took part.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.