Histories: book VIII
by Herodotus, Bowie, A.M., (Angus M.)
fromCambridge Greek and Latin classics
The Battle of Salamis was the first great (and unexpected) victory of the Greeks over the Persian forces under Xerxes, whose defeat had important consequences for the subsequent history and self-image of Europe. This battle forms the centre-piece of book VIII of Herodotus' Histo…
The Battle of Salamis was the first great (and unexpected) victory of the Greeks over the Persian forces under Xerxes. This battle forms the centre-piece of Book 8 of Herodotus' Histories.
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…
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…