The Twitter Herodotus: An Abbreviated History of the Persian Wars for the Modern Age

by Debra Hamel

Book Overview

In the 5th century B.C., Herodotus of Halicarnassus wrote a lengthy account of the expansion of the Persian Empire and its ultimate collision with the city-states of Greece. The two Persian Wars of the early 5th century B.C.-with the legendary battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea-were decisive moments in the history of Greece and indeed of all Europe. We owe much of what we know about them, and about the history and cultures of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1491054964
• ISBN13: 9781491054963
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"