October 17, 2025Journal of Ancient History

Thucydides’ Account of Casualties in the Egyptian Expedition

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Analysis reveals thucydides reported inflated athenian casualties during the egyptian expedition, suggesting potential bias in preserving pericles' reputation.

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Thucydides' account suggests inflated athenian casualties during the egyptian expedition, raising questions about historical accuracy.
Many historians view his report as technically correct yet slanted, reflecting a reductionalist position on the portrayal of events.
The narrative serves to foreshadow the sicilian expedition blunder, indicting athenian leaders following pericles for their strategic failures.
Thucydides omits mentioning pericles' complicity, indicating his intent to protect the reputation of the influential statesman.

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Robert D. Luginbill (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f199b7de32064e504dc7b4 https://doi.org/10.1515/jah-2025-0015

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Analysis reveals thucydides reported inflated athenian casualties during the egyptian expedition, suggesting potential bias in preserving pericles' reputation.

Thucydides’ Account of Casualties in the Egyptian Expedition

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