The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character

Thucydides

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  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 7

A Greek historian whose classical bearing suggests the weight of intellectual authority and historical insight. His presence evokes the timeless quality of one whose work serves as a model for future generations.

Gender
male
Age
Adult during writing career
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 7
Books
1

Thucydides was a Greek historian whose work served as a classical model for historical writing. His analytical approach to recording events established standards for historical documentation that influenced subsequent generations of historians and chroniclers.

Description

A Greek historian with the classical bearing of an intellectual authority, dressed in the garments of ancient Greece. His presence conveys scholarly dignity and the timeless quality of one whose historical insights continue to serve as models for understanding human events.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

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