Order History
Premium Membership & Rewards
Help Center / FAQ
The Battle of Marathon
By Peter Krentz
Paperback
$24.00
By Peter Krentz
Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.
This item is currently out of stock online.
Select a store to view item availability.
A gripping account of the pivotal battle that changed Greek military history 2,500 years ago
How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Clever scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. In this stimulating new book, bound to provoke controversy, Peter Krentz argues that Herodotus was right after all.
How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Clever scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. In this stimulating new book, bound to provoke controversy, Peter Krentz argues that Herodotus was right after all.
Beginning his analysis with the Athenia...
You May Also Like
After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
Turning Points in Ancient History
Paperback
$15.95
$17.95
