Herodotus was widely traveled and wrote about everything. Thucydides wrote only about the Peloponnesian War.
They were alike because both of them were Historians.
histories
The difference between the two's work is that one experienced the war and then wrote about it while the other just wrote about it not being present.
Herodotus
Unlike Herodotus, Thucydides saw war and politics as the activities of human beings- NOT gods
The two founders of Greek historical writing were Herodotus and Thucydides. While they had different styles, they attempted to be truthful and forthright.
Herodotus was widely traveled and wrote about everything. Thucydides wrote only about the Peloponnesian War.
Thucydides
History
Both Herodotus and Thucydides study the ideals that lead civilizations, like Persia, Athens and Sparta to war.
No, they were alive at differnt time periods.
Herodotus and Thucydides
They were alike because both of them were Historians.
histories
Thucydides , Herodotus , Plutarch and Diodorus Siculus .
Well, both Thucydides and Herodotus were great Greek historians in the ancient Greece. So I would assume that either Thucydides or Herodotus would be the greatest historian of all times!