Jul 30, 2018
There has been a great deal of focus on the differences between Herodotus and Thucydides. Both men have been granted the 'father of history' accolade, but chronologically Herodotus must be the marginal winner of the distinction as Thucydides picks up where he leaves off.
“There has been a great deal of focus on the differences between Herodotus and Thucydides. Both men have been granted the 'father of history' accolade, but chronologically Herodotus must be the marginal winner of the distinction as Thucydides picks up where he leaves off. But the reality is they both provided us with invaluable historic sources of differing sorts. How do these great scribes and their fascinating historical accounts compare?"
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