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Greek Wars : The Failure of Persia by George Cawkwell (2006, Uk-Trade Paper)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199299838
ISBN-139780199299836
eBay Product ID (ePID)52765388
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
Publication NameGreek Wars : the Failure of Persia
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectEurope / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Ancient / Greece
TypeTextbook
AuthorGeorge Cawkwell
Subject AreaHistory
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.9 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews'Review from previous edition detailed and wide ranging.'Tom Holland, Times Literary Supplement'The Greek Wars is the fruit of many decades' study - and it shows.'Tom Holland, Times Literary Supplement, a new book by one of the great figures of Greek history of the last half-century ... is not only highly readable but also provides bracing insights to any number of questions in Greek-Persian relations, 'The Greek Wars is the fruit of many decades' study - and it shows.'Tom Holland, Times Literary Supplement
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal327.38035
Table Of Content1. Introduction2. The subjection of the Greeks of Asia3. 'The lands beyond the sea'4. The Ionian Revolt5. The conquest of Greece6. The war in the East Aegean7. Peace with Athens, 449-412 BC8. The recovery of the Greeks of Asia9. From the King's Peace to the end of the Social War10. The end of the Achaemenids
SynopsisIn this stimulating study that frequently challenges received opinion, George Cawkwell re-examines the whole course of Persian relations with Greek states from a Persian perspective, from the coming of Cyrus in the mid sixth century BC down to the defeat of Darius by Alexander the Great at the battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC., The Greek Wars treats the whole course of Persian relations with the Greeks from the coming of Cyrus in the 540s down to Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius III in 331 BC. Cawkwell discusses from a Persian perspective major questions such as why Xerxes' invasion of Greece failed, and how important a part the Great King played in Greek affairs in the fourth century. Cawkwell's views are at many points original: in particular, his explanation of how and why the Persian invasion of Greece failed challenges the prevailing orthodoxy, as does his view of the importance of Persia in Greek affairs for the two decades after the King's Peace. Persia, he concludes, was destroyed by Macedonian military might but moral decline had no part in it; the Macedonians who had subjected Greece were too good an army, but their victory was not easy., The Greek Wars treats of the whole course of Persian relations with the Greeks from the coming of Cyrus in the 540s down to Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius III in 331 BC. Cawkwell discusses from a Persian perspective major questions such as why Xerxes' invasion of Greece failed, and how important a part the Great King played in Greek affairs in the fourth century. Cawkwell's views are at many points original: in particular, his explanation of how and why the Persian invasion of Greece failed challenges the prevailing orthodoxy, as does his view of the importance of Persia in Greek affairs for the two decades after the King's Peace. Persia, he concludes, was destroyed by Macedonian military might but moral decline had no part in it; the Macedonians who had subjected Greece were too good an army, but their victory was not easy.
LC Classification NumberDS274.2.G74C28 2006
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