HISTORIAN
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
Thucydides
Thucydides ( thew-SID-ih-deez; Ancient Greek: Θουκυδίδης, romanized: Thoukudídēs [tʰuːkydǐdɛːs]; c. 460 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" by those who accept his claims to have applied strict standards of impartiality and evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect, without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work. Thucydides has been called the father of the school of political realism, which views the political behavior of individuals and the subsequent outcomes of relations between states as ultimately mediated by, and constructed upon, fear and self-interest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thucydides has received more than 3,415,480 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2019). Thucydides is the 4th most popular historian (down from 3rd in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Greece and the most popular Greek Historian.
Thucydides is most famous for writing a history of the Peloponnesian War.
Memorability Metrics
3.4M
Page Views (PV)
79.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
93
Languages Editions (L)
12.74
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Thucydides ranks 4 out of 561. Before him are Herodotus, Josephus, and Ibn Khaldun. After him are Xenophon, Sima Qian, Livy, Polybius, Tacitus, Suetonius, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Diodorus Siculus.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHerodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 87.90
Rank: 1
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 2
Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 3
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 4
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 5
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 7
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 8
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 9
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 10
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 11
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 73.28
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
Go to all RankingsHippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 1
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 2
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 3
Diogenes of Apollonia
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 4
Critias
POLITICIAN
460 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 5
Prodicus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 6
Verginia
POLITICIAN
460 BC - 449 BC
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 397 BC
Go to all RankingsIn Greece
Among people born in Greece, Thucydides ranks 24 out of 1,024. Before him are Plutarch (46), Aeschylus (-525), Sappho (-630), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), and Protagoras (-486). After him are Bayezid II (1447), Spartacus (-109), Phidias (-490), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Xenophon (-430), and Demosthenes (-384).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsPlutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 18
Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 19
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 20
Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 21
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 22
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 23
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 24
Bayezid II
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 25
Spartacus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 26
Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 27
Hayreddin Barbarossa
PIRATE
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 28
Xenophon
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 29
Demosthenes
POLITICIAN
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 30
Among HISTORIANS In Greece
Among historians born in Greece, Thucydides ranks 1. After him are Xenophon (-430), Polybius (-208), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), Callisthenes (-360), Theopompus (-400), Afet İnan (1908), Michael Glykas (1125), Philochorus (-340), Krste Misirkov (1874), Marsyas of Pella (-400), and Helene Ahrweiler (1926).
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 1
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 2
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 3
Quintus Curtius Rufus
41 - 53
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 4
Callisthenes
360 BC - 327 BC
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 5
Theopompus
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 6
Afet İnan
1908 - 1985
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 7
Michael Glykas
1125 - 1204
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 8
Philochorus
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 9
Krste Misirkov
1874 - 1926
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10
Marsyas of Pella
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 11
Helene Ahrweiler
1926 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 12