Stories of the Persian wars by Herodotus
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| Translator | Church, Alfred John, 1829-1912 |
|---|---|
| Author | Herodotus, 481? BCE-421? BCE |
| Title | Stories of the Persian wars |
| Original Publication | New York: H. M. Caldwell Co, 1882. |
| Contents | Of the revolt of Miletus -- Of the taking of Miletus -- Of the first war against Greece -- Of the battle of Marathon -- Of the sons of Alcmæon and the end of Miltiades -- How preparation was made for the second war against the Greeks -- Of the setting forth of Xerxes -- Of the march of Xerxes -- How Xerxes crossed over into Europe and of his army -- Of the march of Xerxes -- Of the preparations of the Greeks -- Of the army and the ships of Xerxes and of the first fighting with the Greeks -- Of the battle of Thermopylæ -- Of the battle of Thermopylæ (continued) -- Of the ships of the Greeks at Artemisium -- Of the departure of the Greeks from Artemisium and of the advance of Xerxes -- Of the Greeks at Salamis and of the city of Athens -- Of the battle of Salamis -- Of the flight of Xerxes -- Of the preparing of the Persians and of the Greeks for the war -- Of the battle of Platæa -- Of the battle at Mycale. |
| Credits | Brian Coe, Hcx2012 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DF: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Greece |
| Subject | Greece -- History -- Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78980 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-78980-4 |
| Release Date | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 488 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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