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There are those who do not believe Many historians argue that the Greek Thucydides was not an objective historian. They point to the many speeches that are included in the work of the Athenian, the best known of which is as Pericles’ ‘Funeral Oration’ <ref>Thucydides, 2, 35-45</ref>. Many historians point, to the fact that Historians have explained why these speeches could not be accurate records of the actual words of the orators. This has led many to claim that the These speeches make his work of the Athenian is not look more like literature than history in the strict sense.  Despite these problematic speeches, but rather a genre of literature. Many have other historians still regarded Thucydides as a great writer who has revealed unparalleled insights into the nature of power and the human condition . <ref>Hornblower, Simon, Thucydides (London: Duckworth 1987), p. 112</ref> The historians work such as Tacitus have even were inspired many other his literary-minded historians down the ages, especially in his use of speeches and literary techniques, including the Roman, Tacitushistories.