Thucydides
Thucydides ( c. 471-399 BC) was a Greek historian of the Peloponnesian War. His great achievement is his history, all derived from personal observation and oral communication, the materials of which were collected during the war, and the whole executed in a style to entitle it to rank among the noblest literary monuments of antiquity.He was born in Athens nine years after the battle of Salamis (fought in 480 BC), of a wealthy family. He was in Athens during the plague of 430 BC, and was seized by it, but recovered. He served as naval commander in 424 BC in the Peloponnesian War, but from neglect of duty was banished. However, he returned from exile 20 years after, but it is not known how or when he died, but it is certain that he died before his history was finished.
Wisdom & Quotes
- There is strength of an army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
- We ( Greeks ) are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
- War is a matter not so much of arms as of expenditure, through which arms may be made of service .
Hippocrates