Rewriting the history of the tyrannicides: Thucydides versus Herodotus?
This paper deals with Thucydides’ famous digression in the sixth book of his history about the fall of tyranny in Athens (Thuc. 6.54-59) and its relation to Herodotus’ account. Thucydides’ digression (and more specifically its polemical tone) has sparked controversy among commentators, who have anal...
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Synthesis (La Plata) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.synthesis.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/6091 |