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Ancient Greece is rightly regarded as the source of much of Western Civilization. The Greeks helped to develop democracy, philosophy, science, and drama, to name just a few of their achievements. The Greeks They are also credited with establishing the discipline of history. They were the first to record events and facts in a systematic way and did not simply rely on myth to explain the past. Perhaps the The best-known Greek historian is Thucydides and he . He is still studied by academics, diplomats, military leaders and titans of business. The Greek is regarded as having Thucydides played a decisive influence on critical role in the development of histography. In his historical work, he formulated political theories that are still relevant to this day. His theories on power, war, and international relations are still enormously influential and used to understand current geopolitics, in the 21st century.
====The life and work of Thucydides====
