The Great Persian War and Its Preliminaries
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The book presents the Great Persian War and its preliminaries as a study of literary and topographical evidence. The discussion of the soros describes a steep-sided earthen mound whose identification as a tomb has been established by excavation. The examination of the landing at Marathon calls the explanation offered by Herodotus unconvincing, arguing that other plains were more suitable for cavalry operations.
The account of internal politics at Athens stresses how little is known about the decade between 500 and 490 B.C. The discussion of Cyprus states that the revolt had been in progress for many months before the Ionian fleet went there.
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- Author
- G. B. Grundy
- Pages
- 476
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Military History
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