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" The Greek and Persian Wars, 499-386 BC / "
Philip de Souza.
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BL
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1049805
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bc910
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English
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| Main Entry
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De Souza, Philip.
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| Title & Author
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The Greek and Persian Wars, 499-386 BC /\ Philip de Souza.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Osprey,, 2003.
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| Series Statement
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Essential histories ;; 36
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95 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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1841763586
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: 9781841763583
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: 0415968542
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: 9780415968546
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Background to war: The coming of the Persians -- Warring sides: Persia, Sparta and Athens -- Outbreak: Dareios sends an expedition to Greece -- The fighting: Xerxes' invasion of Greece -- Portrait of a soldier: Aristodemos the Spartan -- The world around war: Persian Architecture -- Portraits of civilians: Demokedes and Demaratos -- How the wars ended: The Greeks attack the Persian Empire -- Conclusion and consequences: The Peloponnesian War.
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Examines the series of wars between the Greeks and the Persian Empire, including coverage of the people, societies, and cultures that produced them.
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HISTORY-- Ancient.
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Greece, History, Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C.
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Greece, History, Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
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Greece, History, Military, To 146 B.C.
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Greece.
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| Dewey Classification
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938.03
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DF225.D4 2003
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