Historian · 460 BC – 400 BC
Thucydides
Wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War, pioneering a strict, analytical approach to history grounded in evidence and cause, and producing insights into power and politics still studied today.
Major Works
- History of the Peloponnesian War
Impact Analysis
Thucydides made history an analytical science of cause and human nature, and his cold-eyed study of power founded the realist tradition in political thought.
Historical influence score: 82/100
Accomplishments for Thucydides are being compiled.