This in-depth paper explores the life of Greek
historian Thucydides, the inventor of both the year by year narrative and
the legal and medical metaphors. Thucydides was and still is considered the greatest
historian of antiquity who wrote a critically acclaimed
history of the Peloponnesian War. This paper also discusses Thucydides inventing the first historical archeology of a culture in his pursuit of learning how men learn of the past. Topics covered in this report include: The Biography of Thucydides Conclusion Footnotes References