Thucydides History of the Peloponnesain War
In the introduction to his history (1.1-23), Thucydides both directly and indirectly lets the reader know how he has conducted his research. What methods does he use to research the distant past? What methods does he use for the more recent past? How do these two methods compare to one another?
This solution looks at the work of Greek General & Historian Thucydides as a revolutionary document in historiography that introduced 'scientific' elements that set out to ground his work 'The History of the Peloponessian War'. While going trough his work to present examples, the solution discusses the historiographic methods pioneered by Thucydides to quantify & ground data for historical entries on distant & recent past while subsequently comparing these methods according to the 'roles' & effects they play in the over-all presentation of the historical account.
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