Thucydides
(460s BCE – 395 BCE)

Ancient Greek historian, who fought in the Peloponnesian War war for the Athenians as a naval commander, and wrote an account of that war which is considered the first work of scientific history. His History was followed by the Hellenica of Xenophon.

Thucydides

Works

  • Ἱστορίαι
    • History of the Peloponnesian War, trans. by Thomas Nichols (1550)
    • The History of the Grecian War written by Thucydides, translated by Hobbes (1628) (transcription volumes: 1, 2)
    • The History of the Peloponnesian War, translated by Smith (1753) IA IA
    • History of the Peloponnesian War, translated by Dale (1849) IA IA
    • History of the Peloponnesian War, translated by Crawley (1874) Google Books (HathiTrust) IA
    • Thucydides, translated by Jowett (1881) IA IA
    • Thucydides, translated by Marchant (1891–1909) IA IA IA IA
    • History of the Peloponnesian War, translated by Smith (1919–23) (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2, 3, 4)
    • Thucydides, translated by Bloomfield (1829)
    • Thucydides, translated by Charles Collier (1850)
    • Speeches from Thucydides, translated by Henry Musgrave Wilkins (1870)

Works about Thucydides

Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

 
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