Herodotus vs Thucydides

Please write an essay on the following topic:

Herodotus and Thucydides are not simply two important ancient historians (or indeed the parents of history in the Western tradition), but also the two faces of Western historiography: what does that mean? Please discuss the extent to which Herodotus and Thucydides represented two different and complementary modes of historical inquiry, and make at least two examples of subsequent historians (medieval or early modern), showing how each of your two examples followed either Herodotus’s or Thucydides’s models (or both).

Your essay should be 4 pages long (12pt. font, double spaced), and it should use quotations from the primary sources you read for the class. Engage with the primary sources and use them to support your argument.

This is a very prestigious essay. More information, like notes and how to structure this 4 paragraph essay will be given when the tutor accepts the question.

The 3 Primary sources are attached.

NOTES

• 4 PARAGRAPHS: INTRO (THESIS, EXPLAIN ARGUMENT), BP1, BP2, BP3
• 4.5 PAGES DOUBLE SPACED – 12 POINT FONT – TIMES NEW ROMAN
• NO BIBLIOGRAPHY/WORK CITED
• EACH PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE LENGTHY ENOUGH THAT EACH PARAGRAPH TAKES UP AT LEAST ONE PAGE EACH
• CREATIVE, GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT, STRONG, PRESTIGIOUS, COLLEGE PAPER
• KEEP QUOTES SHORT, IF THEY ARE TOO LONG USE ELLIPSES, NO QUOTES FROM THE SLIDES ARE ALLOWED, YOU CAN ONLY USE QUOTES FROM PRIMARY SOURCES THAT'S NOT IN THE SLIDES.
• 2 QUOTES A PARAGRAPH
• USE TEXTBOOK ONLY FOR CONTEXT
• DON’T NEED TO USE CITATIONS, ONLY QUOTES
• TRANSITION SENTENCES SHOULD CONNECT PARAGRAPHS

STRUCTURE

Strong Title – Create a Strong title that resonates with the prompt, something creative and that would take your eyes.

Intro

• Strong Hook, DO NOT use rhetorical questions. DO NOT make unsubstantiated claims.
• What is the argument? What do I want to prove in the body paragraphs?
• The thesis is the annunciation
• Present the argument, make it a very strong argument that can be explained and broken down into three pieces.
• Don’t give background in the intro paragraph, since the audience already is an expert on the information.
• Thesis statement should be a good length
• Nothing general at all
• No filler sentences, get straight to the point of the argument
• State the argument up front
• Stick to the fact

TAKE INTO FACTOR THAT

Descriptive vs. perspective

• Herodotus' purpose of history is to describe past events so that they don't die in the oblivion of the past. He gives the past immortality, keeps the past events alive.
• Thucydidies is writing a prescription of the past, so that people don’t make the same pasts. Reading about the past gives rules you can apply in the present.
  • Example: World War II, explanation of what happened and why, which leads to an account of what occured. Like a prescription from the doctor, it's about the purpose and how to prevent it in the future. Giving tips about how to not mess up again.

*Spend all these paragraphs supporting the argument

Body Paragraph 1

Herodotus and Thucydides are not simply two important ancient historians (or indeed the parents of history in the Western tradition), but also the two faces of Western historiography: what does that mean?

• Topic Sentence, strong, tie back to the thesis statement
• Another sentence that is strong that includes background info and leads into the quotes
• 1 Strong quote from PRIMARY SOURCES
  • Does the quote support the argument made in the thesis?
  • Does it make sense in the context of the time period?
  • Does it explain what you’re thinking?
• Explain the quote with 2 Sentences
• 1 Strong quote from PRIMARY SOURCES
  • Does the quote support the argument made in the thesis?
  • Does it make sense in the context of the time period?
  • Does it explain what you’re thinking?
• Explain the quote with 2 Sentences
• Conclusion/Transition Sentence

Body Paragraph 2

Please discuss the extent to which Herodotus and Thucydides represented two different and complementary modes of historical inquiry.

• Topic Sentence, strong, tie back to the thesis statement
• Another sentence that is strong that includes background info and leads into the quotes
• 1 Strong quote from PRIMARY SOURCES
  • Does the quote support the argument made in the thesis?
  • Does it make sense in the context of the time period?
  • Does it explain what you’re thinking?
• Explain the quote with 2 Sentences
• 1 Strong quote from PRIMARY SOURCES
  • Does the quote support the argument made in the thesis?
  • Does it make sense in the context of the time period?
  • Does it explain what you’re thinking?
• Explain the quote with 2 Sentences
• Conclusion/Transition Sentence

Body Paragraph 3

Make at least two examples of subsequent historians (medieval or early modern), showing how each of your two examples followed either Herodotus’s or Thucydides’s models (or both). For this use Machiavelli and . They can both be compared to Herodotus only or Thucydides only, or one historian for each, Herodotus or Thucydides.

TAKE NOTE THAT

Good connection between other historians.

• Give focus to the fact that the historians were living during different times. The 3rd dimension.

What was going on in their time period; what was going on with the author?

• Topic Sentence, strong, tie back to the thesis statement
• Another sentence that is strong that includes background info and leads into the quotes
• 1 Strong quote from PRIMARY SOURCES
  • Does the quote support the argument made in the thesis?
  • Does it make sense in the context of the time period?
  • Does it explain what you’re thinking?
• Explain the quote with 2 Sentences
• 1 Strong quote from PRIMARY SOURCES
  • Does the quote support the argument made in the thesis?
  • Does it make sense in the context of the time period?
  • Does it explain what you’re thinking?
• Explain the quote with 2 Sentences
• Strong conclusion Sentence

No Conclusion

Please:

Include one in-text citation for every body paragraph

Please be sure to carefully follow the instructions

No plagiarism & No Course Hero & No Chegg

Please use the sources I have provided

Please be sure to include an introduction with a clear thesis statement and conclusion

Requirements: Full 4 Pages Excluding the Title and Reference Pages Written in Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced MLA Format