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"The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept." -- Thucydides
Thucydides (c. 460 BC – c. 395 BC) (Greek ??????????, Thoukydíd?s) was a 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. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" because of his strict standards of evidence-gathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work.

He has also been called the father of the school of political realism, which views the relations between nations as based on might rather than right. His classical text is still studied at advanced military colleges worldwide, and the Melian dialogue remains a seminal work of international relations theory.

More generally, Thucydides showed an interest in developing an understanding of human nature to explain behaviour in such crises as plague, massacres, as in that of the Melians, and civil war.

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Total Books: 343
The Essential Thucydides On Justice Power and Human Nature Selections from The History of the Peloponnesian War
How to Think about War An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy
2019 - How to Think About War an Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy [Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780691190150
ISBN-10: 0691190151
Genres: History, Politics & Social Sciences
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History of the Peloponnesian War
2017 - History of the Peloponnesian War [Dover Thrift Editions] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780486817194
ISBN-10: 0486817199
Genre: History
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
2016 - The History of the Peloponnesian War (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781539392415
ISBN-10: 1539392414
Genre: History
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History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides
2016 - History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781537464985
ISBN-10: 1537464981
Genre: History
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Thucydides Reader Annotated Passages from Books IVIII of the Histories
2012 - Thucydides Reader Annotated Passages From Books IViii of the Histories [Focus Classical Commentary] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781585104123
ISBN-10: 1585104124
Genres: History, Reference
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The Fifth Book Of Thucydides
2010 - The Fifth Book of Thucydides [1891] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781160009683
ISBN-10: 1160009686
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Geschichte Des Peloponnesischen Krieges Griechisch Und Deutsch Mit Kritischen Und Erklrenden Anmerkungen Volumes 14
Thucydidis Historiae
2010 - Thucydidis Historiae [Latin Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143922213
ISBN-10: 1143922212
Genre: Nonfiction
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Geschichte Des Peloponnesischen Krieges Aus Dem Griechischen bersetzt Und Mit Kritischen Anmerkungen Erlutert Volume 2
Gcoukuddou Suggraf Mit Erklrenden Anmerkungen Herausg Von KW Krger
2010 - Gcoukuddou Suggraf Mit Erklrenden Anmerkungen Herausg Von Kw Krger [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143281075
ISBN-10: 1143281071
Genre: Nonfiction
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The History of the Grecian War
2010 - The History of the Grecian War (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781143286193
ISBN-10: 1143286197
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Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo Ad Optimorum Liborum Fidem Editi Volume 2
2010 - Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo Ad Optimorum Liborum Fidem Editi Volume 2 [Italian Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143298172
ISBN-10: 1143298179
Genre: Nonfiction
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Thucydides Translated Into English Volume 1
2010 - Thucydides Translated Into English Volume 1 (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781143392627
ISBN-10: 1143392620
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Thucydides Arguments Peloponnesian War Book Iii Vi
2010 - Thucydides Arguments Peloponnesian War Book III VI [Cont'd.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780217406475
ISBN-10: 0217406475
Genre: Reference
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Thukydides' Geschichte Des Peloponnesischen Kriegs Gr Und Deutsch Mit Anmerkungen  8 Bcher
2010 - Thukydides' Geschichte Des Peloponnesischen Kriegs Gr Und Deutsch Mit Anmerkungen 8 Bcher [By G. Böhme - German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143358982
ISBN-10: 1143358988
Genre: Nonfiction
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Thucydides Historiae Volume 2
2010 - Thucydides Historiae Volume 2 [Greek Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143957192
ISBN-10: 1143957199
Genre: History
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Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo Recens Argumento Et Adnotatione Perpetua Illustr Atque De Vita Auctoris Praefatus Est F Goeller Volume 1
The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Volume 3
2010 - The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Volume 3 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143623448
ISBN-10: 1143623444
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Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo
2010 - Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143635700
ISBN-10: 1143635701
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Thukydides Volume 2
2010 - Thukydides Volume 2 [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143636738
ISBN-10: 1143636732
Genre: Nonfiction
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2010 - Thucydides I 123 [1906 - German Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Thucydides Tr By W Smith [Polish Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2010 - Bellum Peloponnesiacum Volume 1 [Latin Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Bellum Peloponnesiacum Volume 2 [Latin Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - L'epitafio Di Pericle [Italian Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2010 - Thucydides Book 1 [German Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Thucydidis I [ii - Volume 1] (Paperback)
2010 - Peloponnesian War [Volume 2] (Paperback)
2010 - Thucydides Book III [Volume 3] (Paperback)
2009 - The Peloponnesian War [Oxford World's Classics] (Paperback)
2009 - Cleonis Oratio [Latin Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Thukydides' Siebentes Buch [1889 - German Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Thucydidis Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci [1842 - Greek Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - Thukydides [1897] (Hardcover)Paperback
2006 - The War That Still Goes On [Oberon Modern Plays] (Paperback)
1993 - Historiae [Oxford Classical Texts Series] (Hardcover)Hardcover
1989 - Thucydides the Peloponnesian War Book II [Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics] (Hardcover)Paperback
1989 - Thucydides Book 6 [Bryn Mawr commentaries] (Paperback)
1979 - Book VII [Bk. 7] (Paperback)
1957 - The History of the Peloponnesian Wars [Everyman's Library] (Hardcover)
1920 - Thucydides Book 4 [1-41 - Cambridge Elementary Classics: Greek - Bk. 4, 1-41] (Hardcover)
Works Bk 3 [Classics] (Hardcover)
Works Bk 7 [Classics] (Hardcover)
Works Bk 1 [Classics] (Hardcover)
Works Bk 4 [Classics] (Hardcover)
Works Bk 2 [Classics] (Hardcover)
Brasidas in Thrace [Modern School Classics] (Paperback)
The Speeches of Pericles [Milestone of thought] (Paperback)
Le Storie [Classici greci - Italian Edition] (Other)