The Greco-Persian wars

The Greco-Persian wars

by Green, Peter

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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 specter of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly retells 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 hist…

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  • Full title :The Greco-Persian wars / Peter Green

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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 specter of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly retells 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:1998

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Notes

Originalår: 1996

Revised edition of: Xerxes at Salamis. 1970

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxvii, 344 s. : : illustrations, kort ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780520203136, 0520205731, 9780520205734, 0520203135
  • oclc:ocn913465536

Subjects

480-480 B.C Bataille de Salamine, Grèce, 480 av. J.… Greece Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C Xerxes, I,, King of Persia

Writers

Green, Peter

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