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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world‚ because both Athens and Sparta had leagues‚ or alliances‚ which brought their allies into the wars as well. The Athenian Thucydides is the primary source of the wars‚ as he fought on the side of Athens. Thucydides was ostracized after the Spartans decisive victory at the Battle of Amphipolis in 422 BC‚ where Thucydides was one of the Athenian commanders. Thucydides wrote a book called The History of the Peloponnesian War. From 431 to 404 BC the conflict escalated into what is known as the "Great
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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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because according to Pericles “it [seems] sufficient that [those] who have showed their valour by action should also by an action have their honour” (Thucydides). Lastly‚ the agency of which the oration was presented is revealed when Pericles says “thus also have I‚ according to the prescript of the law‚ delivered in word [the oration]” (Thucydides). In contrast but also very shallow‚ one can point out that the act of Sogoyewapha’s appeal is to preserve the religion of his people. The agent seen
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As I read both exports of Thucydides and Herodotus they go back and forth with the question that was given for the assignment‚ is war good or bad. When I first thought on the topic I was leaning more to the good side‚ but I re-read my notes and both exports and realized that war is actually bad. Not only for the two nations that are fighting but for all nations‚ and cities neighboring those two. It’s bad because it makes rulers and other high ranks do things that are unpredictable. Both of these
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