- Thucydides
- biographical name died circa 401 B.C. Greek historian • Thucydidean adjective
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Thucydides
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Thucydides — (c. 460 B.C. ndash; c. 395 B.C.) (Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukydídēs ) was a Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War , which recounts the 5th century B.C. war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 B.C. Thucydides has… … Wikipedia
Thucydides — Thucydĭdes, griech. Geschichtschreiber, geb. um 460 v. Chr. zu Athen, aus altadligem Geschlecht, befehligte 424 ein athen. Geschwader bei Thasos, wegen verspäteter Ankunft zum Entsatz von Amphipolis bis 403 verbannt, gest. bald nach 400; schrieb… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Thucydides — Thucydides, der große Geschichtschreiber, geb. um 456 v. Chr., gehörte einer der vornehmsten Familien Athens an, war ein Schüler des Anaxagoras und Antiphon und erhielt also die voll ständige Ausbildung eines jungen Atheners, der eine öffentliche … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Thucydides — [tho͞o sid′i dēz΄] 460? 400? B.C.; Athenian historian … English World dictionary
Thucydides — /thooh sid i deez /, n. c460 c400 B.C. Greek historian. * * * born с 460 died с 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides failed to prevent the capture of the important… … Universalium
THUCYDIDES — I. THUCYDIDES Milesiae fil. Atheniensis, magnus adversarius Periclis et factionis sodalium princeps, Vir bonus et Orator optimus, Cimonis affinis, non tam belli gerendi, quam civitatis regendae peritus: primum Dux fuit quadraginta navium et velut … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Thucydides (politician) — Thucydides ( el. Θουκυδίδης) was a prominent politician of ancient Athens and the leader for a number of years of the powerful conservative faction. Thucydides, the son of Melesias, was born in the ancient deme of Alopecê (Αλωπεκή) of Athens. The … Wikipedia
Thucydides (disambiguation) — Thucydides may refer to:* 10137 Thucydides, a main belt asteroid * Thucydides (circa 460 395 BC), Greek historian * Thucydides (politician) (5th century BC), prominent politician of ancient Athens … Wikipedia
Thucydides — Thukydides Thukydides Parlament; Wien Thukydides (gr. Θουκυδίδης … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thucydides — noun /θjuːˈsɪdɪdiːz/ (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 … Wiktionary
