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Studies of the Ancient World
Sixth graders, after taking a pretest, write a paragraph describing the difference between Athens and Sparta and write an article about the ancient Phoenicians, describing their contributions to world history. They compare democracy in...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The History of the Peloponnesian War
Complete text of "The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides. Available for download or for reading on the internet.
Indiana University
Indiana University: The Plague in Athens During the Peloponnesian War
Provides the historic background to Thucydides' description of the death caused by the plague and the efforts made to cure the sick.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Thucydides
This site from the Fordham University provides an extensive biography of Thucydides and his writing of history. It details his life as a statesman, traveller and writer. He was schooled in rhetoric and philosophy. His intention in...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Thucydides
Provides a brief biography of Thucydides as an aristocrat and explains the reasons he wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Profile Bust of Thucydides
Thucydides was a Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century B.C. war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 B.C. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" due...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thucydides
(471 B.C.- ?) Great historian of the Peloponnesian War