Thucydides established how historian..... ?

Question

can you complete the sentence ? please and thank you

Answer 1

Thucydides established many of the dates for the Greek colonies.  Many adjustments have to be made, and there is much conjecture over how to calculate the dates he mentions, but most of the arguments are over dates that are less than ten years different.

Thucydides also established how ancient historians used sources to write their histories.  Many of the sources Thucydides used were not very widespread and do not exist today.  Analyzing his Ionic dialect and his language use in his prose can show many different influences in his writing, and sometimes even some quotes.

He also shows how ancient authors can digress from their subject and even say some things that are not true.