The battle of Salamis : the naval encounter that saved Greece--and western civilization / Barry Stra...
The battle of Salamis : the naval encounter that saved Greece--and western civilization / Barry Stra...
The battle of Salamis : the naval encounter that saved Greece--and western civilization / Barry Strauss.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N938.03/13
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Timetable of events relating to the battle of Salamis, 480 B.C. -- Prologue : Piraeus -- The advance -- Ch. 1. Artemisium -- Ch. 2. Thermophylae -- Ch. 3. Athens -- Ch. 4. Salamis -- The trap -- Ch. 5. Phaleron -- Ch. 6. From Salamis to Phaleron -- Ch. 7. From Phaleron to Salamis -- Ch. 8. Salamis -...
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"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 immortalize...
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The battle of Salamis : the naval encounter that saved Greece--and western civilization / Barry Strauss.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N938.03/13
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74VK2o6ykWKZ
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0743244508 :
9780743244503
0743244508
9780743244503 :
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938.03
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991018099479702626
