Thucydides

Family: Athenian · Role: historian · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 8 · Part 7

Thucydides, son of Olorus, was the historian of the war. At Eion, he arrived with his ships and secured the place against attack by Brasidas: “After this Thucydides put all in order at Eion to secure it against any present or future attack of Brasidas”. The account marks the end of the seventh year of the war and later its twentieth year, identifying Thucydides as its historian.

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Thucydides arrived at Eion with his ships and secured it against attack.(Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 5 · 📍 Eion)
- “After this Thucydides put all in order at Eion to secure it against any present or future attack of Brasidas”

Book 3 · Chapter 11 · Part 1

with thewar (Thucydides is identified as the historian of the war.) “of which Thucydides was the historian”

Book 4 · Chapter 13 · Part 2

with historyofthepeloponnesianwar (Thucydides is identified as the historian of the war.) “Thus the winter ended, and with it ended the seventh year of this war of which Thucydides is the historian.”

Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 5

parent: Olorus “Thucydides, son of Olorus, the author of this history”

Book 8 · Chapter 25 · Part 3

with Darius (Thucydides is identified as the historian of the war.) “And this winter ended, and with it ended the twentieth year of this war of which Thucydides is the historian.”
with thepeloponnesianwar (Thucydides is identified as the historian of the war.) “And this winter ended, and with it ended the twentieth year of this war of which Thucydides is the historian.”

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.