Associations to the word «Thucydides»

Wiktionary

THUCYDIDES, proper noun. (c. 460 BC – c. 395 BC) A great ancient Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC.

Dictionary definition

THUCYDIDES, noun. Ancient Greek historian remembered for his history of the Peloponnesian War (460-395 BC).

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