Question

What led both Herodotus and Thucydides to write history?

They wanted to tell stories so people would honor the Gods.

They wanted to provide the reasons for war.

They wanted to explain legends and myths.

They wanted to present information that was accurate.

Answer 1

A peace treaty between Athens and Sparta did not last long, and in 431 B.C. the Peloponnesian War began. Fighting in Greece continued for most of the next 27 years. Herodotus was still alive at the start of the Peloponnesian War, but another Greek, Thucydides, would write its history.

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