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Selections from Herodotus' History which follow the events of the great war between the Greeks and the Persians. The translated extracts include Herodotus' descriptions of the preparations for war and of the great land- and sea-battles which took place. Linking commentaries explain Greek and Persian strategies and battle manoeuvres.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. The Ionian revolt; 2. Marathon; 3. The eclipse of Greece; 4. Face your doom!; 5. A fallen king; 6. The foundation-stone of freedom; 7. Blessed island; 8. A wooden wall; 9. Autumn 480 to Spring 479; 10. The battle of Plataea; 11. Final victory; Index of passages translated; Index.

Herodotus The Persian War

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 2/18/1982 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521281942, 978-0521281942
      ISBN10: 0521281946

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Selections from Herodotus' History which follow the events of the great war between the Greeks and the Persians. The translated extracts include Herodotus' descriptions of the preparations for war and of the great land- and sea-battles which took place. Linking commentaries explain Greek and Persian strategies and battle manoeuvres.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. The Ionian revolt; 2. Marathon; 3. The eclipse of Greece; 4. Face your doom!; 5. A fallen king; 6. The foundation-stone of freedom; 7. Blessed island; 8. A wooden wall; 9. Autumn 480 to Spring 479; 10. The battle of Plataea; 11. Final victory; Index of passages translated; Index.

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