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Bust of Thucydides in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.

Thucydides (born around 460 B.C.E. – died around 400 B.C.E. ) (Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukudídēs) was an ancient Greek historian best remembered for his work on the Peloponnesian War. He was the son of Olorus.

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    The Acropolis in Athens

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    Ruins at Sparta

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    A statue of Thucydides at the main entrance to the Bavarian State Library in Munich

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    A statue of Thucydides in front of the Austrian Parliament Building.


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