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There were three well-known Thucydides - the poet, the historian and the politician.

The politician - Thucydides son of Melesias, set up an opposition party in Athens as a counter to Pericles' dominance - the first reference we have to formation of a political party.

The general Thucydides son of Olorus recorded the history of the first half of the Peloponnesian War.

Thucydides the poet of Acherdous was a poet and general.

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