Relatively little is known of Thucydides’ family life. He was born about 460 BCE. His father was an Athenian citizen who was likely of Thracian des...

Thucydides is the author of History of the Peloponnesian War, a sweeping contemporary account of the nearly three-decade conflict between Athens an...

With his History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides chronicled what was perhaps the most momentous event of the ancient Greek world. He explored...

As Thucydides himself remains the primary source of information about his life, details of his death are a matter of speculation. Given that his Hi...