Thucydides and the Massacre at Mycalessus

Thucydides and the Massacre at Mycalessus

Quinn examines the way in which one fifth-century historian, Thucydides, described a massacre that took place in 413 BC during the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides focuses on the killing of children and gives a grim picture of people being slaughtered like animals, which leaves a clear impression of co...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Mnemosyne 1995-11, Vol.48 (5), p.571-574
1. Verfasser: Quinn, Trevor J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ancient civilizations
Children
Historians
Killing
Massacres
Miscellanea
School age children
Thucydides (471-400 BC)
War
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Quinn examines the way in which one fifth-century historian, Thucydides, described a massacre that took place in 413 BC during the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides focuses on the killing of children and gives a grim picture of people being slaughtered like animals, which leaves a clear impression of condemnation on his part.
ISSN:0026-7074
1568-525X