Thucydides

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historian
gptkbp:born c._460_BC
gptkbp:contribution analysis of power politics
gptkbp:culturalImpact Western thought
gptkbp:died c. 400 BC
gptkbp:famousQuote The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
gptkbp:field history
gptkbp:historical_analysis causal relationships
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Athenian_democracy
ancient warfare
Athenian_politics
gptkbp:historicalEvent empirical observation
power and ethics
gptkbp:historicalImpact study of history
gptkbp:historicalLegacy influence on historians
political realism theory
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
non-fiction
realism in international relations
empirical research
political analysis
modern political thought
textual analysis
contemporary accounts
political dynamics
first-person narrative
critical examination
critical historiography
analytical narrative
realist philosophy
Athenian_imperialism
gptkbp:historicalSignificance modern historians
scholarly discourse
primary historical sources
chronological structure
human behavior in war
analysis of human nature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thucydides
gptkbp:influence political realism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Herodotus
gptkbp:influenceOn political theory
gptkbp:knownFor historical methodology
gptkbp:language Ancient Greek
gptkbp:legacy founder of scientific history
gptkbp:nationality Athenian
gptkbp:notableFeature understanding of war
gptkbp:notableQuote History is philosophy teaching by examples.
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:occupation historian
gptkbp:philosophy Machiavelli
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:researchField history
gptkbp:scholarships primary source
gptkbp:style rhetorical precision
gptkbp:technique critical analysis
gptkbp:theme war and politics
gptkbp:typeOf historical narrative
gptkbp:viewpoint realist perspective
gptkbp:wrote 5th century BC