The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Thucydides
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 7
Thucydides is a supporting character in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult during writing career
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 7
- Books
- 1
Thucydides was a Greek historian whose work served as a classical model for historical writing. His analytical approach to recording events established standards for historical documentation that influenced subsequent generations of historians and chroniclers.
Description
A Greek historian with the classical bearing of an intellectual authority, dressed in the garments of ancient Greece. His presence conveys scholarly dignity and the timeless quality of one whose historical insights continue to serve as models for understanding human events.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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