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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.
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.
Price: $22.95
Pages: 356
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
04 November 1996
ISBN: 9780520917064
Format: eBook
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
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