Thucydides

[thoo-sid-i-deez]

noun

1. c460–c400 b.c., Greek historian.

Thucydides

/ θuːˈsɪdɪˌdiːz /

noun

1. ?460–?395 _bc , Greek historian and politician, distinguished for his History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides

1. An ancient Greek historian and general. Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War, in which he fought, is famous for its careful reporting of events and its sharp analysis of causes and effects.

Other Word Forms

• Thucydidean adjective

Example Sentences

The Athenian patrician Thucydides began writing the history of his city’s conflict with Sparta even as the war was beginning.

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A highborn Athenian named Thucydides recognized at once that a transformative conflict was beginning.

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He was the first to print editions of Aristotle, Thucydides, Herodotus and Sophocles; the first to use italic type; and the first to use the semicolon in its modern sense.

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Schumer was also received by Xi, who said the Thucydides Trap is “not inevitable.”

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The statement also said the notion that a rising power and declining power are destined for war, the so-called Thucydides Trap, is false.

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