Accuracy Quote by Thucydides

“We are surrounded by various histories and fragments from the ages. Some are true. Some are only the approximation of truth. Some truths are…

— Jeff Wheeler

“All our ancient history, as one of our wits remarked, is no more than accepted fiction.”

— Voltaire

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story…

— Thucydides

My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but…

— John Dominic Crossan

“One makes a great error if one believes there are 'ancients.' Only now is antiquity starting to arise. It arises in the eyes and…

— Novalis

“...most people in the ancient world, did not make a sharp distinction between myth and reality. The two were intimately tied together in their…

— Reza Aslan

“Only the learned read old books, and... now... they are of all men the least likely to acquire wisdom by doing so. ...[G]reat scholars…

— C.S. Lewis

“The trouble with ancient history is that, as far as I can tell, the vast majority of it took place a hell of a…

— John Powell

It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo.

— Alan Rickman

What dependence can I have on the alleged events of ancient history, when I find such difficulty in ascertaining the truth regarding a matter…

— Walter Raleigh

“Your story is your identity, and you’d do almost anything to prove that it’s true. Inquiry into self is the only thing that has…

— Byron Katie

“Even today, some opt for the comforts of mystification, preferring to believe that the wonders of the ancient world were built by Atlanteans, gods,…

— Ronald Wright