Thucydides or Herodotus?

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Which historian's methodology, form and narrative comes closer to the truth?

Herodotus was more of a journalist/travel writer whereas Thucydides was a more classic (in the true sense of the word) historian. I prefer Herodotus as he is far more entertaining and a true storyteller. Thucydides is likely much closer to the historical truth, but of course still far from the standards of a modern historian.

[politicus]

Basically Herodotus is litterature/storytelling in the genre of history and using a sort of journalistic form. Kind of early historical fiction based on his travels and the tales he had heard. But in the same way that a historical novel influences the historical consiousness of its readers so, presumably, did Herodotus. His stories have value as works of art and entertainment and it is unfair (and pointless) to evaluate him as a historian in the modern sense of the word.
Thucydides was essentially a chronicler which is an entirely different genre.

[politicus]

I wonder why the OP put this under political debate!