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Thucydides book the History of the Peloponnesian War is a well written work of art. It is lacking a bit when it comes to historical accuracy but still has historical uses. It is an interesting and fun book to read but is lacking when is comes to specific events and speeches.
Thucydides had to give up historical accuracies to create a long lasting book. He admits that he would like his book to last through the ages. "My work is not designed to meet the taste of the immediate public, but was done to last forever" p48. For a book to last for any length of time it needs to be readable to many different people including those to come. Thucydides did this in the History of the Peloponnesian war. Is an interesting read and one that can be read by many different people including scholars and interested people.
Even though he wrote for his book to last, that does not mean that he gave up all historical accuracy. Parts of the History of the Peloponnesian War are probably......

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