Thucydides

Question 1

Thucydides’s style of writing

Answer 1

Regarded as scientific, writings based on own experiences or on witness accounts, recent past histories, writes for future generation due to having moral purpose, believes Gods aren’t actors in history.

Writes both sides of war, detailed descriptions of sieges (due to interest in engineering)

Very factual, military-like

Question 2

Cons of Thucydides

Answer 2

Mentions little contemporary documents, doesn’t let readers know sources of info, admits to not remembering precise words of speeches