Thucydides and Athenian History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20067336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P J Rhodes (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Pages | 523-546 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Brill's Companion to Thucydides (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789047404842_021 |
| OpenAlex | W797118439 |
| ISBN | 9789047404842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Thucydides reports in a matter-of-fact section of narrative that he was an Athenian general in 424/3 and did not return from Thasos in time to prevent Amphipolis from going over to the Spartan Brasidas, but was in time to keep Eion in Athenian hands (4.105-106); as a result of that he was exiled, returning to Athens under the amnesty of 404 (5.26.5); it is often and plausibly thought, but is not attested, that the man responsible for his exile was Cleon. This chapter concentrates on passages in which Thucydides focuses directly on Athens; but there are many passages focused primarily on other states where he has Athens in mind. In 7.55.2 and again in 8.96.5 Thucydides claims, not entirely fairly, that the Syracusans, who were democratic and powerful, were the enemies most similar in character (homoiotropoi) and therefore the most formidable to the Athenians. Keywords: Amphipolis; Athenian History; Cleon; Syracusans; Thucydides
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |