The Battle of Marathon / Peter Krentz ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Dennis Showalter
2010, Second Edition. New Haven, CT : Yale University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Previous owner’s inscription. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #446975
ISBN: 9780300120851
Physical description; 230 pages. Contents; Athens' alliance with Darius -- Athens' victories over the Boeotians and Chalcidians -- The Ionian revolt -- Darius and the Greeks of Europe -- The armies arrive at Marathon -- The plain of Marathon -- When Marathon became a magic word -- After the fighting -- What if? -- Appendix A: Important ancient sources on Marathon -- Appendix B: The date of the battle. Subjects; 490-490 B.C. Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C. History. Greece History Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C.
Price: €28.00