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Preliminary Course Ancient History Assessment Task #1: Assessing Written and Archaeological sources Factors which influenced an ancient writer - Thucydides A)How did Thucydides' experiences, aims and sources help him to write as accurately as possible? Thucydides' experiences in the war gave him access to information that would help him to write accurately. Being an eyewitness to many events himself, he could draw from his own experiences when writing his history. It also meant he would …

…than the divine. Chariots were symbols of religion, high status and of war; by placing himself in a chariot he could portray himself with relevance to all three. By appearing to be a warrior, Augustus would appear to future generations as a mightier ruler than those who were ineffective as fighters, by doing this, leaves the impression that he was a superior ruler, and that he wanted to be viewed as a deity or similar.