The Greco-Persian Wars / Peter Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Peter, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C.

Xerxes.

Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1996]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is a reissue, with a new introduction and an update to the bibliography, of the original edition, published in 1970 as The Year of Salamis in England and as Xerxes at Salamis in the U.S.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.Green's accounts of both Persian and Greek strategies are clear and persuasive; equally convincing are his everyday details regarding the lives of soldiers, statesmen, and ordinary citizens. He has first-hand knowledge of the land and sea he describes, as well as full command of original sources and modern scholarship. With a new foreword, The Greco-Persian Wars is a book that lovers of fine historical writing will greet with pleasure.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

Abbreviations

Introduction to the 1996 reprint

Preface and Acknowledgments

Part One: Darius and the West

Part Two: The Legacy of Marathon

Part Three: Waiting for the Barbarian

Part Four: The Corner-stone of Freedom

Part Five: The Wooden Wall

Part Six: The Doors of the Peloponnese

Part Seven: The Last Enemy

Notes

Bibliography

Supplementary Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9781322401539

1322401535

9780520917064

0520917065

OCLC:

898064486