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Thucydides
[ thoo-sid-i-deez ]
noun
- c460–c400 b.c., Greek historian.
Thucydides
/ θ³ÜËˈ²õɪ»åɪˌ»å¾±Ë³ú /
noun
- Thucydides?460 bc?395 bcMGreekHISTORY: historianPOLITICS: politician ?460–?395 bc , Greek historian and politician, distinguished for his History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
- 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.
Derived Forms
- °Õ³ó³ÜËŒ³¦²â»å¾±Ëˆ»å±ð²¹²Ô, adjective
Example Sentences
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.
Schumer was also received by Xi, who said the Thucydides Trap is “not inevitable.â€
The statement also said the notion that a rising power and declining power are destined for war, the so-called Thucydides Trap, is false.
Several years ago, Harvard political scientist Graham Allison coined the term “Thucydides’ trap.â€
The Greek historian Thucydides described how this cycle of hatred convulsed city after city during the Peloponnesian War.
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