Thucydides

[ thoo-sid-i-deez ]

noun

1. c460–c400 b.c., Greek historian.

Thucydides

/ θuːˈsɪdɪˌdiːz /

noun

1. Thucydides?460 bc?395 bcMGreekHISTORY: historianPOLITICS: politician ?460–?395 bc , Greek historian and politician, distinguished for his History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides

1. 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

• Thuˌcydiˈdean, 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.

From New York Times

Thucydides, an Athenian author who nevertheless had close ties to some Spartan sources, writes that the Spartans once gathered the most industrious and spirited Helots under the false pretense they would be set free; 2,000 Helots came forward, only to be disappeared.

From Slate

Schumer was also received by Xi, who said the Thucydides Trap is “not inevitable.”

From Seattle Times

The Thucydides Trap is a political term for the tendency of major clashes when an emerging power challenges an existing power.

From Seattle Times

The statement also said the notion that a rising power and declining power are destined for war, the so-called Thucydides Trap, is false.

From Washington Times