Thucydides

Biographies, bibliographies, links, and essays on the classical historian Thucydides.

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  1. Ancient History Sourcebook - 11th Brittanica: Thucydides

    Biography of the Greek Historian, Thucydides, who wrote a history of the Peloponnesian War. Also details a breakdown of his structure.
    www.fordham.edu

    Biography of the Greek Historian, Thucydides, who wrote a history of the Peloponnesian War. Also details a breakdown of his structure.
  2. Ancient History Sourcebook - Thucydides, Pericles Funeral Oration

    Read the famous oration of Pericles, retold by Thucydides, which celebrated the lives of the fallen soldiers.
    www.fordham.edu

    Read the famous oration of Pericles, retold by Thucydides, which celebrated the lives of the fallen soldiers.
  3. Boise State University - Melian Dialog

    Recounts a much-quoted passage of Thucydides which details the struggle of the people of Melos to retain their autonomy.
    history.boisestate.edu

    Recounts a much-quoted passage of Thucydides which details the struggle of the people of Melos to retain their autonomy.
  4. Infoplease.com - Thucydides

    Reviews the life of the Greek historian known for his "seasonal" military histories. Describes his "strictly the facts" approach to writing.
    www.infoplease.com

    Reviews the life of the Greek historian known for his
  5. Internet Classics Archive - History of the Peloponnesian War

    Features translations by Richard Crawley of the eight books by Thucydides recounting the Peloponnesian Wars.
    classics.mit.edu

    Features translations by Richard Crawley of the eight books by Thucydides recounting the Peloponnesian Wars.
  6. Perseus Project - Sources for Thucydides

    Offers a grouping of Thucydides links. Includes sites dedicated to his great work, "The Peloponnesian War," as well as various essays.
    www.perseus.tufts.edu

    Offers a grouping of Thucydides links. Includes sites dedicated to his great work,
  7. Thucydides - Essay

    A scholar from Durham University argues in favour of not overinterpreting the "History" and discusses deconstructionist views of the work.
    www.dur.ac.uk

    A scholar from Durham University argues in favour of not overinterpreting the
  8. Thucydides: On Aristogeiton and Harmodius

    Section of Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War" which recounts the story of the Herms apparently instigated by Alcibiades.
    www.fordham.edu

    Section of Thucydides'
  9. University of Saskatchewan - Thucydides, Civil War in Corcyra

    Read a translation by John Porter of part of Thucydides "History of the Peloponnesian War" which concerns the civil war at Corcyra.
    www.usask.ca

    Read a translation by John Porter of part of Thucydides