Historical Figure
Thucydides
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
About Thucydides
Thucydides was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifth-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.Wikipedia ↗
Associated Events
War431 BCE – 404 BCE
Peloponnesian War
A devastating 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta that ended Athenian dominance, weakened all Greek city-states, and ultimately paved the way for Macedonian conquest.
Pandemic430 BCE – 426 BCE
Plague of Athens
A devastating epidemic struck Athens during the Peloponnesian War, killing an estimated 75,000–100,000 people — roughly a quarter of the city's population — including the statesman Pericles, fatally undermining Athenian power at a critical moment in the war against Sparta.