Marathon 490 Bc: The First Persian Invasion of Greece (Praeger Illustrated Military History)

Sekunda, Nick

ISBN 10: 0275988368 / ISBN 13: 9780275988364

Editore: Praeger Pub Text, 2005

Codice articolo 0275988368-3-35752038

Riassunto:

The story of the Marathon campaign is an epic of the Ancient World. When the Ionian Greeks revolted against their Persian overlords in 499 BC, the cities of Athens and Eretria came to their aid. The Persian King Darius swore vengeance, and in 490 BC a fleet of 600 ships packed with troops was sent to take revenge on the Athenians. At Marathon, the Greeks routed the Persians in battle and drove them back to their ships. The moral effect of this victory was enormous - for the first time a Greek army had defeated the Persians and demonstrated the superiority of hoplite tactics.

Informazioni sull'autore:

NICHOLAS SEKUNDA was born in 1953. After studying Ancient History and Archaeology at Manchester University, he went on to take his Ph.D. in 1981. He has taken part in archaeological excavations in Poland, Iran and Greece, participated in a research project on ancient Persian warfare for the British institute of Persian Studies. He has published numerous books and academic articles, and is currently teaching at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology in Torun, Poland.

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Titolo: Marathon 490 Bc: The First Persian Invasion ...
Casa editrice: Praeger Pub Text
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Good