CLA230H1 Midterm: CLA230 Midterm 1 Notes.doc
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Not only talked about the greeks but also talked about the great deeds of the barbarians, etc. He did this so that great deeds done by anyone wouldn"t get lost in time. History is rooted in this work and came because of him. He collected the stories of people related to the wars (greco persian war) and then compiled those stories into his accounts. Came after herodotus (greek vs persian war). He wrote about the peloponnesian war (athens and allies vs sparta and allies). Hates herodotus thinks he is a liar. Thought his work was more scientific than herodotus". He tried to figure out the specific causes of the war (as opposed to herodotus). Rainfall in greece fluctuated a lot in the past. Which caused unstable farming which meant people had to produce a variety of crops or else. Only few places had arable land, a lot of the rest of greece was mountains.
