作为古希腊最负盛名的两位历史学家,希罗多德与修昔底德均生活在公元前5世纪中后期。然而,他们所著的巨作无论从写作方法还是分析方法来看却有很大差异。希氏的作品涵盖的内容更为丰富,而修氏在分析描写方法上更为理性先进。依作者看来,二位历史巨匠的作品之所以存在诸多不同,主要是由于二人的生活环境和人生经历不同所致。尽管修昔底德在学识和修史能力上优于希罗多德。但希氏客观公正且对各人种一视同仁的修史态度远比修氏带有政治偏向性的态度高尚伟大。 As the two most famous historians in ancient Greece, Herodotus and Thucydides both lived in the mid and late fifth century BC. However, there is a big difference between their writing and writing methods. His works cover more rich content, while Xiu Shi’s analysis and description methods are more rational and advanced. According to the author, there are many differences between the works of the two great masters because of their different living environments and life experiences. Although Thucydides excels Herodotus in his ability to learn and practice history. However, his attitude toward history, which is objective and fair, and treats people of all kinds equally, is far superior to that of Xiu’s political bias.