The Greco-Persian Wars

Peter Green (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

356 Seiten

1996 | New edition
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-20573-4 (ISBN)

Infos

An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens.

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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.

Autor

Historian, critic, essayist, translator, and novelist, Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor Emeritus in Classics at the University of Texas and Visiting Professor of History at the University of Iowa. His other books available from California include Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age (1990), Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography (1991), The Laughter of Aphrodite: A Novel about Sappho of Lesbos (1993), Hellenistic History and Culture (1995, editor), Classical Bearings: Interpreting Ancient History and Culture(1998), and a translation of Apollonius Rhodius's The Argonautica.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.11.1996
• Verlagsort: Berkerley
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 159 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 513 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-520-20573-1 / 0520205731
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-20573-4 / 9780520205734
• Zustand: Neuware