Hence I disagree with the second sentence of Andrewes, p.225, n.1: "If we trace the development back to 478, as Thucydides invites us to do, then Kimon contributed as much as anyone. Thucydides' liking for abstractions like tous Athenaious covers this up, and much besides." On the contrary, it seems to me that Thucydides has significantly chosen a concrete mode of expression, even though abstractions were available.