Greco-Persian Wars
by Green, Peter
The long and bitter struggle between the great Persian Empire and the fledgling Greek states reached its high point with the extraordinary Greek victory at Salamis in 480 B.C. The astonishing sea battle banished forever the spectre of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly recounts this historic moment, evoking the whole dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion. The massive Greek victory, despite the Greeks' inferior numbers, opened the way for the his…
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The long and bitter struggle between the great Persian Empire and the fledgling Greek states reached its high point with the extraordinary Greek victory at Salamis in 480 B.C. The astonishing sea battle banished forever the spectre of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly recounts this historic moment, evoking the whole dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion. The massive Greek victory, despite the Greeks' inferior numbers, opened the way for the historic evolution of the Greek states in a climate of creativity, independence, and democracy, one that provided a model and an inspiration for centuries to come.
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- Publication Date:1996.
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- Publisher(s):University of California Press
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1996.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1322401535, 9781322401539, 9780520917064, 0520917065
- oclc:ocn898064486
- LC Classification:DF225.6 .G384 1996
- Dewey Decimal:938.03
Table of Contents
Darius and the west -- The legacy of Marathon -- Waiting for the barbarian -- The corner-stone of freedom -- The wooden wall -- The doors of the Peloponnese -- The last enemy.
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