The first clash
Subtitle: the miraculous Greek victory at Marathon and its impact on Western civilization
By: Jim Lacey
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780553807349
Subjects: Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C.; Civilization; Influence; History
Description: A scholarly chronicle describes how Persian invaders were defeated by Greek defenders in the Battle of Marathon, in an account that reveals how an alternate outcome would have posed historical consequences to western civilization.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: An empire made in war; title: An empire rises; title: Looking to the West; title: Empire at last; title: The rise of Darius; title: Trial by fire; title: The might of Persia; title: The rise of Greece; title: The rise of Athens; title: A state created for war; title: Sparta vs. Athens; title: Preliminary moves; title: Persia returns to war; title: Ionia revolts; title: Sparta saves Greece; title: Ways of war; title: Giant vs. Lilliputian; title: Persian warfare; title: Hoplite warfare; title: The Western way of war; title: Battle; title: The Persians sail; title: The Plain of Marathon; title: The day before; title: Battle; title: The great debates.