Histories. Book VIII / Herodotus ; edited by A.M. Bowie.
By: Herodotus
Contributor(s): Bowie, Angus M
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TextLanguage: Greek, Ancient (to 1453), English Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin classics: Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007Description: xi, 258 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780521573283 (hbk.); 0521573289 (hbk.); 9780521575713 (pbk.); 0521575710 (pbk.)Uniform titles: History. Book 8 Subject(s): Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C. -- Early works to 1800Genre/Form: Greek prose literature. | Early works. | Greek prose literature.DDC classification: 938/.03 LOC classification: PA4002 | .A38 2007Other classification: 18.43
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Summary: The Battle of Salamis was the first great (and unexpected) victory of the Greeks over the Persian forces under Xerxes. This battle forms the centre-piece of Book 8 of Herodotus' Histories.
Medes and Persians -- Greeks and Persians -- Xerxes in Herodotus -- Achaemenid campaigns -- The battles of Book 8 -- Structure and narrative modes -- The language of Herodotus -- Life of Herodotus -- The text.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index.
Medes and Persians -- Greeks and Persians -- Xerxes in Herodotus -- Achaemenid campaigns -- The battles of Book 8 -- Structure and narrative modes -- The language of Herodotus -- Life of Herodotus -- The text.
The Battle of Salamis was the first great (and unexpected) victory of the Greeks over the Persian forces under Xerxes. This battle forms the centre-piece of Book 8 of Herodotus' Histories.
Greek text ; editorial material in English.
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