Thucydides

American  

[thoo-sid-i-deez] / θuˈsɪd ɪˌdiz /

noun

1. c460–c400 b.c., Greek historian.

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Thucydides British  

/ θuːˈsɪdɪˌdiːz /

noun

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

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Thucydides Cultural  

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.

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Thucydides’s history and Aristophanes’s plays are still enjoyed to this very day, which proves that, when it comes to liking a good story, people have not changed very much at all.

From Literature

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.

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times