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Thucydides

5th-century BC Athenian historian and general

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Born: 460s BCE
Died: 395 BCE
Birthplace: Halimous
, Alimos Municipality
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1.Stated in Carnegie Hall Data LabRetrieved 2022-05-02
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Place of death: Athens
Citizenship: Classical Athens
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1.Stated in Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
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Occupation: historian
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1.Stated in Union List of Artist NamesRetrieved 2021-05-21
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, writer
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1.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
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Positions held: Athenian strategos(-0424–-0423)
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Thucydides was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" by those who accept his claims to have applied strict standards of impartiality and evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect, without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work.

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Military, police or special rank: strategos
Name in native language: Θουκυδίδης
Student of: Antiphon of Rhamnus
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1.Stated in Q24333567
2.Stated in Q48687724
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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-20
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Writing language: Ancient Greek
Different from: Thucydides
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Commons Creator page: Thucydides
Field of work: history of ancient Greece
Influenced by: Homer
Depicted by: Bust of Thucydides, Antirrio park
Father: Olorus
Place of burial: Tomb of Thucydides in Athens
Significant place: Classical Athens
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1.Stated in De exilio
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