An edition of The battle of Salamis (2004)

The battle of Salamis

the naval encounter that saved Greece--and Western civilization

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An edition of The battle of Salamis (2004)

The battle of Salamis

the naval encounter that saved Greece--and Western civilization

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"The battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. was the most important naval encounter of the ancient world. In the narrow strait between the island of Salamis and the Greek mainland, a heavily outnumbered Greek navy defeated the Persian armada in a victory that is still studied today. The Greek triumph at Salamis stopped the advancing Persians and saved the first democracy in history. It made Athens the dominant city in Greece, gave birth to the Athenian empire, and set the stage for the Age of Pericles. On the Persian side, the battle of Salamis also featured history's first female admiral and sailors from three continents." "The Battle of Salamis features some of the most fascinating figures in the ancient world: Themistocles, the Athenian commander who masterminded the victory (and tricked his fellow Greeks into fighting); Xerxes, the Persian king who understood land but not naval warfare; Aeschylus, the Greek playwright who took part at Salamis and later immortalized it in drama; and Artemisia, the half-Greek queen who was one of Xerxes' trusted commanders and who turned defeat into personal victory."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Pages
294

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
938/.03
Library of Congress
DF225.6 .S76 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 294 p. :
Number of pages
294

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3303745M
Internet Archive
battleofsalamisn00stra
ISBN 10
0743244508
LCCN
2004045341
OCLC/WorldCat
54611215
Library Thing
347344
Goodreads
1475034

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