![]() ![]() ![]() Thucydides’ father was Olorus, which is a Thracian name, and through him Thucydides is thought to have inherited property in Thrace, the northern region to the east of Macedonia. Historians believe that he was related through his father to Miltiades, the general who in 490 bce had led the Athenians to victory at the battle of Marathon in the first of those wars. 400 bce) was born into an aristocratic Athenian family during the period of Athenian expansion that followed the Persian Wars (490 and 480-79 bce). Thucydides recounts the Peloponnesian War (431-404 bce), which was fought between Athens and Sparta but ultimately involved the entire Greek world, resulting in the defeat of Athens and dissolution of its empire.Įvents in History at the Time of the Essay A historical essay in eight books, written in Greek c. ![]()
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