On Thucydides
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On Thucydides is a critical essay by the ancient Greek rhetorician Dionysius of Halicarnassus that evaluates the style and historiographical methods of the historian Thucydides.
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| On Thucydides canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: On Thucydides Context triple: [Dionysius of Halicarnassus, work, On Thucydides]
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History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War is an ancient Greek historical work by Thucydides that offers a detailed, critical account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
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Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically outlines the political history and institutional structure of Athens, traditionally attributed to Aristotle or his school.
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C.
Age of Pericles
The Age of Pericles was the height of Athenian power and cultural flourishing in the 5th century BCE, marked by democratic reforms, imperial expansion, and major artistic and architectural achievements such as the Parthenon.
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D.
The Virtuous Athenian
The Virtuous Athenian is a neoclassical painting by French artist Joseph-Marie Vien that exemplifies his revival of classical themes and moral virtue in 18th-century art.
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E.
Life of Alcibiades
Life of Alcibiades is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the controversial Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Thucydides Target entity description: On Thucydides is a critical essay by the ancient Greek rhetorician Dionysius of Halicarnassus that evaluates the style and historiographical methods of the historian Thucydides.
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A.
History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War is an ancient Greek historical work by Thucydides that offers a detailed, critical account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
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B.
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically outlines the political history and institutional structure of Athens, traditionally attributed to Aristotle or his school.
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C.
Age of Pericles
The Age of Pericles was the height of Athenian power and cultural flourishing in the 5th century BCE, marked by democratic reforms, imperial expansion, and major artistic and architectural achievements such as the Parthenon.
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D.
The Virtuous Athenian
The Virtuous Athenian is a neoclassical painting by French artist Joseph-Marie Vien that exemplifies his revival of classical themes and moral virtue in 18th-century art.
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E.
Life of Alcibiades
Life of Alcibiades is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the controversial Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critical essay
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literary work ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define good historical style
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guide orators and historians ⓘ |
| analyzes |
narrative technique of Thucydides
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use of speeches in Thucydides ⓘ |
| author | Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparesWith | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| criticizes |
complexity of Thucydides' syntax
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harshness of Thucydides' diction ⓘ lack of emotional appeal in Thucydides ⓘ obscurity in Thucydides' style ⓘ |
| evaluates |
historiographical methods of Thucydides
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style of Thucydides ⓘ |
| genre |
ancient Greek rhetorical criticism
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
ancient history
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classics ⓘ philology ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasReception |
studied in modern Thucydidean scholarship
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used as evidence for ancient views of Thucydides ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | Classical Greek historiography ⓘ |
| influenced | later ancient literary criticism of Thucydides ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Atticist rhetoric ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective |
rhetorical
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stylistic ⓘ |
| praises |
dignity of Thucydides' history
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seriousness of Thucydides ⓘ truthfulness of Thucydides ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Dionysius of Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Demosthenes
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On Isocrates ⓘ On Lysias NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Ancient Orators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Περὶ Θουκυδίδου ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | De Thucydide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Greek prose style
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historiography ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| workExamined | History of the Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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