Mark the statements that describe a difference between the historical writings of Herodotus and Thucydides.

a. To make his 5 livelier, Herodotus included stories that were not necessarily true. Thucydides did not.

b. Herodotus quoted many other written sources in his 5. Thucydides refused to use other written sources.

c. Herodotus followed the career of Thucydides for years before writing his own 5. Thucydides did not rely on any earlier works.

d. Herodotus wrote about the past, while Thucydides wrote about his own time.

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Dennis Randall

17 October, 18:29

Mark the statements that describe a difference between the historical writings of Herodotus and Thucydides.

a. To make his 5 livelier, Herodotus included stories that were not necessarily true. Thucydides did not.

b. Herodotus quoted many other written sources in his 5. Thucydides refused to use other written sources.

c. Herodotus followed the career of Thucydides for years before writing his own 5. Thucydides did not rely on any earlier works.

d. Herodotus wrote about the past, while Thucydides wrote about his own time.

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Novak · Answer 1

The best option from the list would be that " a. To make his stories livelier, Herodotus included stories that were not necessarily true. Thucydides did not," since Herodotus was known to embellish greatly for the sake of entertainment.