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" Xerxes' Greek adventure : "
by H.T. Wallinga
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BL
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594798
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GBA534388b424017
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| Main Entry
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Wallinga, H. T.
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Xerxes' Greek adventure : : the naval perspective /\ by H.T. Wallinga
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| Publication Statement
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Leiden ;Boston :: Brill,, 2005
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| Series Statement
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Mnemosyne. Bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum,; 264
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x, 174 pages :: maps ;; 25 cm
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9004141405
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: 9789004141407
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-162) and indexes
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| Contents
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The Persian Wars in a naval perspective -- The numbers of Xerxes's fleet -- The text of Aischylos's Persians, 366-368, and the Persian battle-order -- The battlefield of Salamis and its tactical possibilities -- Themistokles's message and the Persian war aims -- The seizure of Psyttaleia and the Persian plan of attack -- The quality of the ships -- Tactical capabilities -- The battle of Salamis
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This volume deals with Xerxes' invasion of Greece (480 B.C.), particularly as a naval operation. It examines the traditions preserved by Aischylos, Herodotos, and others against the background of the revolutionary naval developments in the period preceding Xerxes' decision to attack. Among the subjects discussed are: the naval pressure on Persian foreign policy; the strength in numbers of the Persian navy in 480; its deployment in the waters of Salamis related to the physical features of the battlefield and the position of the Greeks; Themistokles' legendary message as a key to the Persian plan of attack; the quality of the opposing ships and their tactical capabilities; the battle of Salamis itself and its outcome. The book includes maps and a photograph of the area discussed
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Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C.
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Greece, History, Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C., Naval operations
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Greece, History, Military, To 146 B.C.
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Iran, History, Military
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