The Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC
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Book Description
This book covers one of the defining periods of European history. The series of wars between the Classical Greeks and the Persian Empire produced the famous battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis, as well as an ill-fated attempt to overthrow the Persian king in 400 BC, which helped to inspire the conquests of Alexander the Great.To tell the story of these momentous events, of the lives of great men and women, of the societies and cultures that produced them, and to explain how and why they came into conflict was the aim of Herodotus, 'the Father of History', whose account of the wars is our principal source and the first book to be called a 'history'.
From the Publisher
This unique series studies every major war in history looking at all the aspects of war, from how it felt to be a soldier to the lasting impact of the conflict on the world around it.
The Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC,Philip Souza,Osprey Publishing,1841763586,Ancient - Greece,Ancient Greece - History,Greece,History,History - Military / War,History: World,Military - General,Military - Other,Military History - Ancient,Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C,Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C,Ancient Greece,BCE to c 500 CE,Battles & campaigns,Europe,European history: BCE to c 500 CE,History / Military / General
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