Thucydides

Thucydides was the military leader of the Greeks at The Battle of Athens. He was a conservative Greek military man who held the traditions of the hoplite and phalanx alive. During the battle he lead the army from the center, surrounded by the Pericles squadron of handpicked veterans. Thucydides ordered a massive charge against the Macedonian lines and his squadron was among those who fared best in the battle, fighting their way through the pikes of the Macedonian center and almost breaking through.
When the Greek flanks routed, Pericles squadron retreated in good order until they reached the gates of Athens. There, Thucydides was struck by an arrow to the throat and finished off by a Hypaspist.
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