Marathon How One Battle Changed Western Civilization

by Billows, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9781590201688
• ISBN10: 159020168X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-07-21
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

Published to coincide with the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon, this comprehensive and engrossing treatment captures the drama of that day and the ramifications it has had throughout Western history.

Author Biography

Richard A. Billows, Ph.D., is a professor at Columbia University specializing in Ancient Greek and Roman history and Greek epigraphy. In addition to Marathon he is the author of Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State, Kings and Colonists: Aspects of Macedonian Imperialism, and Julius Caesar: The Colossus of Rome. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Maps	p. 9
Family Trees	p. 17
Preface	p. 23
Introduction: The Legend of Marathon	p. 27
The Ancient Greeks in the Seventh and Sixth Centuries B.C.E.	p. 55
The Rise of the Persian Empire	p. 105
The Athenian City-State about 500 B.C.E.	p. 139
The Growth of Conflict between Persians and Greeks	p. 173
The Battle of Marathon	p. 203
The Consequences of the Battle of Marathon	p. 235
Chronology	p. 263
Glossary of Terms	p. 267
Further Reading and Bibliography	p. 273
Acknowledgments	p. 293
Index	p. 294
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