Thucydides
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /θjuːˈsɪdɪdiːz/
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης (Thoukididēs), from θεός (theos, “god”) + κῦδος (kudos, “glory”).
Proper noun [edit]
Thucydides
- (c. 460 BC – c. 395 BC) A great ancient Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC.
Translations [edit]
historian
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