Date of Award
4-1993
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
John Rilling
Recommended Citation
Caraher, William R., "Machiavelli and Thucydides: A Comparative Analysis" (1993). Honors Theses. 405.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/405
Comments
The History of Florence by Niccolo Machiavelli and the History of th ePeloponnesian War by Thucydides, if studied carefully, can illustrate how parallels exist between certain variables in societies and the development of certain patterns of thought among exceptional individuals. To accomplish this purpose, however, an apporach must be implemented and maintained rigorously throughout the analysis. A strong approach to such an argument can be achieved throught he examination of sequential questions, which draw the broad pictures of their respective societie sdown to the specifics of their works