The Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC

by Philip de Souza

Overview

This book covers one of the defining periods of European history. The series of wars between the 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, the societies and cultures that produced them, and how and why they came into conflict--was the aim of Herodotus. Known as the Father of History, Herodotus' account of the wars is the first book to be called a history, and is the principal source for this concise and accessible volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135882082
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/02/2004
Series:	Essential Histories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	14 MB
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The coming of the Persians; Chapter 2 Persia, Sparta and Athens; Chapter 3 Dareios sends an expedition to Greece; Chapter 4 Xerxes' invasion of Greece; Chapter 5 Aristodemos the Spartan; Chapter 6 Persian architecture; Chapter 7 Demokedes and Demaratos; Chapter 8 The Greeks attack the Persian Empire; Chapter 9 The Peloponnesian War;