HERODOTUS: Histories (The) - The Persian War (Abridged)

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Herodotus, Author.

Contributor:

Naxos Digital Services US.

Series:

Naxos Spoken Word Library.

Naxos Spoken Word Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spoken Word.

Local Subjects:

Spoken Word.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services US Incorporated, 1996.

System Details:

Mode of access: Available online.

Contents:

In The 6th Century BC, Cyrus And His Son Cambyses Expand The Persian Empire ( 01 min., 50 sec. )

Darius Pursues His Own Design ( 07 min., 33 sec. )

The Battle Of Marathon ( 05 min., 25 sec. )

The Wrath Of Darius ( 09 min., 02 sec. )

Xerxes Builds A Canal And A Bridge ( 13 min., 30 sec. )

The Persian Army Marches Out ( 11 min., 45 sec. )

The Review And The Numbering Of The Persian Army ( 05 min., 11 sec. )

The Army Marches Upon Greece Through Thrace ( 11 min., 20 sec. )

Themistocles Takes Control With Shrewd Counsel ( 04 min., 31 sec. )

The Greeks Decide To Guard The Pass of Thermopylae ( 09 min., 12 sec. )

The Commander Of The Force, The Spartan Leonidas ( 07 min., 33 sec. )

Betrayal By Ephialtes ( 05 min., 25 sec. )

The Final Conflict At Thermopylae ( 05 min., 38 sec. )

The Greek Fleet At Artemisium ( 06 min., 25 sec. )

The Greeks' Naval Strategy ( 04 min., 55 sec. )

'The Third Day Was Now Come' ( 08 min., 22 sec. )

The Greek Fleet Sails To Salamis ( 03 min., 59 sec. )

The Persians Sack Athens ( 08 min., 39 sec. )

Manoeuvres - And The Battle Of Salamis ( 11 min., 34 sec. )

The Rout Of The Persians Begins ( 04 min., 14 sec. )

Mardonius Proposes His New Plans To Xerxes ( 05 min., 53 sec. )

Xerxes Withdraws His Forces ( 05 min., 35 sec. )

Themistocles Is Honoured By The Greeks ( 05 min., 52 sec. )

Herodotus Concludes The Histories With A Reminiscence Of Cyrus: 'Soft Countries Gave Birth To Soft M ( 02 min., 19 sec. )

The Greeks Sail For The Hellespont ( 02 min., 07 sec. )

The Love Of Xerxes For The Wife And Daughter Of Masistes ( 07 min., 24 sec. )

Further Defeat For The Persians At Mycale In Ionia ( 11 min., 10 sec. )

The Battle Of Plataea Begins ( 10 min., 35 sec. )

Preparations For The Battle Of Plataea ( 14 min., 12 sec. )

Masistius Leads The Persians Against The Greeks ( 08 min., 51 sec. )

Mardonius Burns Athens And Withdraws From Attica ( 03 min., 34 sec. )

Mardonuis, Through His Ambassador, Entreats The Athenians To Make Peace ( 11 minutes, 35 sec. )

Participant:

Marsden, Roy, Reader -- Herodotus, Author

Notes:

Naxos Digital Services electronic collection.

Streaming audio.

Publisher Number:

0730099008429

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.