“The secret to happiness is freedom... and the secret to freedom is courage” Thucydides
"Suppose the city of Sparta to be deserted, and nothing left but the temples and the ground-plan, distant ages would be very unwilling to believe that the power of the Lacedaemonians was at all equal to their fame." - Thucydides, Athenian historian, 2400 years ago.
pericles in the ecclesia or something idk never read thucydides
“We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics...” Pericles as told by Thucydides [1085x673]
Not sure if this is appropriate content, but I'm currently reading Thucydides Peloponnesian War( trans. by Steven Lattimore.) I came across this passage and it reminded me of Revan's strategy during the Mandelorian War, that you learn about at the computer on Kashyyyk.
At least Thucydides will write about me
she thought that her father was herodotus, but as it occured - it was thucydides... sorry for the spoilers
Part 2 of "Reading too much Thucydides".
My perspective of the Peloponnesian War after reading Thucydides' source.
"Most people, in fact, will not..." - Thucydides [2560x1440]
Bout to drop some serious Thucydides on y'all
"The key to happiness is freedom, the key to freedom is courage." -Thucydides [800x1000]
"Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous." -Pericles, as told by Thucydides [640x640]
[Image]"The Secret Of Happiness Is Freedom. The Secret Of Freedom is Courage." - Thucydides
"The strong do as they will, and the weak suffer what they must" - Thucydides [1598 x 658][OC]
The Funeral Speech and Pericles’ Last Speech (2.59–65, including Thucydides’ comments) are distinctive within Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War because they are examples of single speeches that are not paired with opponents in a contested debate.
[Quotes] "Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous." -Pericles, as told by Thucydides
"Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous." -Pericles, as told by Thucydides
What sort of Space-time travel did hella ancient Greek Thucydides utilize to visit Northern California?
Thucydides, from The Melian Dialogue [500x325]
