Historien
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
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Thucydides
Thucydide [en grec ancien : Θουκυδίδης, Thoukudídès, formé à partir des deux mots grecs Θου-κῦδος, Θεοῦ génitif de θεός (« dieu ») et κῦδος (« gloire », « renommée »)] est un homme politique, stratège et historien athénien, né vers 460 av. J.-C. dans le dème d'Halimonte (de nos jours, Álimos) en Attique ; il est mort, peut-être assassiné, entre 400 av. J.-C. et 395 av. J.-C. Sa principale œuvre est La Guerre du Péloponnèse, récit de la guerre qui opposa Athènes et Sparte entre 431 et 404 av. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia
His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia. Thucydides is the 3rd most popular historien (up from 4th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Greece (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Historien.
Thucydides is most famous for writing a history of the Peloponnesian War.
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Among Historiens
Among historiens, Thucydides ranks 3 out of 561. Before him are Herodotus, and Ibn Khaldun. After him are Sima Qian, Tacitus, Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, and Suetonius.
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Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 1
Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 2
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 460 BC, Thucydides ranks 3. Before him are Hippocrates, and Democritus. After him are Diogenes of Apollonia, Critias, Prodicus, and Verginia. Among people deceased in 397 BC, Thucydides ranks 1.
Others Born in 460 BC
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Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 1
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 2
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Diogenes of Apollonia
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 4
Critias
POLITICIAN
460 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 5
Prodicus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
Verginia
POLITICIAN
460 BC - 449 BC
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 397 BC
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Among people born in Greece, Thucydides ranks 18 out of 1,024. Before him are Solon (-638), Pericles (-494), Aristophanes (-448), El Greco (1541), Euripides (-480), and Saint Stephen (1). After him are Aeschylus (-525), Bayezid II (1447), Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Philip II of Macedon (-382), and Kösem Sultan (1590).
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Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 12
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 13
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 14
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 15
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 16
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 17
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 18
Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 19
Bayezid II
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1512
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 20
Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 21
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 22
Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 23
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 24
Among Historiens In Greece
Among historiens born in Greece, Thucydides ranks 1. After him are Xenophon (-430), Polybius (-208), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), Callisthenes (-360), Theopompus (-400), Michael Glykas (1125), Afet İnan (1908), Krste Misirkov (1874), Philochorus (-340), Marsyas of Pella (-400), and Leo Allatius (1586).
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 1
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 2
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 3
Quintus Curtius Rufus
41 - 53
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 4
Callisthenes
360 BC - 327 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 5
Theopompus
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 6
Michael Glykas
1125 - 1204
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 7
Afet İnan
1908 - 1985
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 8
Krste Misirkov
1874 - 1926
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 9
Philochorus
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 10
Marsyas of Pella
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 11
Leo Allatius
1586 - 1669
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 12
