Thucydides
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Thucydides
Summary
Thucydides is a human[1]. His place of birth was Alimos Municipality[2]. He was born on 460 BC[3]. He died in Athens[4]. He died on 395 BC[5]. He worked as a historian[6] and writer[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]
Key Facts
- Thucydides was born in Alimos Municipality[2].
- Thucydides's place of birth was Halimous[9].
- Thucydides died in Athens[4].
- Thucydides was born on 460 BC[3].
- Thucydides died on 395 BC[5].
- Burial took place at Tomb of Thucydides in Athens[10].
- Thucydides's father was Olorus[11].
- Thucydides held citizenship in Classical Athens[12].
- Thucydides's professions included historian[6].
- Thucydides's professions included writer[7].
- Thucydides's field of work was History of ancient Greece[13].
- Thucydides held the position of Athenian strategos[14].
- A notable work attributed to Thucydides is History of the Peloponnesian War[15].
- Thucydides was influenced by Homer[16].
- Thucydides is recorded as male[17].
- Thucydides's instance of is recorded as human[18].
- Thucydides's Commons category is recorded as Thucydides[19].
- Thucydides's military, police or special rank is recorded as strategos[20].
- Thucydides's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thucydides[21].
- Thucydides studied under Antiphon of Rhamnus[22].
- Thucydides's depicted by is recorded as Bust of Thucydides, Antirrio park[23].
- Thucydides's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
- Thucydides's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
- Thucydides's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[26].
- Thucydides's described by source is recorded as Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include Alimos Municipality[2], a municipality of Greece[28], in Greece[29], founded in 1968[30], headquartered in Alimos[31] and Halimous[9], a deme[32], in Classical Athens[33]. Thucydides was born on 460 BC[3]. His father was Olorus[11].
Education
Thucydides studied under Antiphon of Rhamnus[22].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include historian[6] and writer[7]. Thucydides's field of work was History of ancient Greece[13]. He held the position of Athenian strategos[14].
Works and Contributions
A notable work attributed to Thucydides is History of the Peloponnesian War[15]. Things named for him include 10137 he[34], an asteroid[35] and Thucydides Trap[36], an international relations theory[37].
Death and Burial
Thucydides died on 395 BC[5]. He died in Athens[4]. He is buried at Tomb of him in Athens[10].
Why It Matters
Thucydides has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
He has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[39], a philosopher[40], 1844–1900[41], of Kingdom of Prussia[42] and Shelby Foote[43], a historian[44], 1916–2005[45], of United States[46], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[47].
Works attributed to him include Pericles' Funeral Oration[48], an oration[49]; Melian dialogue[50], a literary work[51]; and History of the Peloponnesian War[52], a historical non-fiction work[53], founded in -0500[54]. Entities named for him include 10137 he[34], an asteroid[35] and Thucydides Trap[36], an international relations theory[37].
FAQs
Where was Thucydides born?
Born in Alimos Municipality[2], Thucydides…
Where did Thucydides die?
Thucydides passed away in Athens[4].
Who were Thucydides's parents?
Thucydides's father was Olorus[11].
What did Thucydides do for work?
Thucydides worked as historian[6] and writer[7].
Who did Thucydides influence?
Thucydides has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[39] and Shelby Foote[43].