Thucydides contribution to the field of history was the notion that
a. the past should be studied without concern for the present or the lessons it might offer.
b. there was an exact pattern of repetition in all human affairs.
c. human nature showed no signs of order.
d. historical writing should balance precise facts with insights into humanity.
e. Interpretation was more important than truth in historical writing.
d
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