Greek Historiography in the Classical Age: Herodotus and Thucydides (c. 450–400 BCE)

1. Herodotus begins composing the *Histories*

   Jan 1, 450 BCELabels: Herodotus, The Histories

   • Britannica
   • WorldHistory

2. Tradition of Herodotus reciting at Panathenaea

   Jan 1, 446 BCELabels: Herodotus, Panathenaea

   • Wikisource

3. Founding of Thurii; Herodotus later associated

   Jan 1, 444 BCELabels: Thurii, Herodotus

   • Herodotus bio
   • Britannica

4. Peloponnesian War begins; Thucydides starts his history

   Jan 1, 431 BCELabels: Peloponnesian War, Thucydides

   • Britannica
   • Thucydides

5. Athens suffers plague; Thucydides records symptoms

   Jan 1, 430 BCELabels: Plague of, Thucydides

   • Plague Athens
   • WorldHistory

6. Likely circulation of Herodotus’ *Histories* (traditional dating)

   Jan 1, 430 BCELabels: The Histories, Herodotus

   • WorldHistory
   • Cambridge

7. Thucydides’ command at Thasos precedes Amphipolis crisis

   Jan 1, 424 BCELabels: Thucydides, Thasos

   • Thucydides
   • Britannica

8. Fall of Amphipolis leads to Thucydides’ exile

   Dec 1, 424 BCELabels: Amphipolis, Thucydides

   • Britannica
   • Amphipolis

9. Peace of Nicias concludes a major war phase

   Mar 1, 421 BCELabels: Peace of, Athens-Sparta

   • Britannica
   • PBS Greeks

10. Melian Dialogue episode placed in 416–415 BCE

    Jan 1, 416 BCELabels: Melos, Melian Dialogue

    • Melian
    • Thucydides

11. Herodotus publication date debated in modern scholarship

    Jan 1, 414 BCELabels: Herodotus, scholarship

    • Cambridge

12. Thucydides’ narrative breaks off in 411 BCE

    Jan 1, 411 BCELabels: Thucydides, History unfinished

    • Britannica
    • Thucydides

13. Cicero later coins “Father of History” for Herodotus

    Jan 1, 44 BCELabels: Cicero, Herodotus

    • IME
    • Herodotus