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The Greatest Battles of Ancient Greece: As Recorded by Ancient Greek Sources

Diodorus Siculus

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Using various classical sources , The Greatest Battles of Ancient Greece is a compilation containing 50 of the major recorded battles to happen in the ancient Greek world, starting with the beginning of the Greek-Persian War and ending with the final moments of the wars between the surviving generals of Alexander the Great, as written and recorded by Ancient Greece's greatest historians.

A few of the 50 battles included

-The Battle of Marathon

-The Battle of Thermopylae

-The Battle of Salamis

-The Battle of Syracuse

-The Siege of Melos

-The Coup Against the Spartan Garrison in Thebes

-The Battle of Leuctra

-The Battle of Chaeronea

-The Battle of Issus

-The Battle of Gaugamela

-The Battle of Hydaspes River

-The Siege of Rhodes

On top of these events, this book contains accounts of famous Greek historical personalities, such

-Alexander the Great

-Philip II his father

-King Leonidas of Sparta who died with the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae

-Pericles, the Athenian statesman who brought the city through the early parts of its war with Sparta

-Epaminondas of Thebes, recorded history's first great tactical genius

-Antigonus the One-Eyed, Alexander's most competent general, both before and after Alexander's death

-And all other relevant figures who played a part in these various battles

All of the descriptions of these battles come directly from English translations of original Greek sources, unabridged and unedited, with one-paragraph introductions to each in order to provide context. When you read this book, you are reading the accounts of these battles as written by the hands of the above-mentioned historians.

These six ancient writers were masters of both education and entertainment, and their histories contain as much vivid realism and skill-at-prose as would be seen in modern journalism or literature. Whether as a sourcebook for accurate historical information, or as a fun and exciting read, The Great Battles of Ancient Greece achieves both thanks to the skill of the ancient historians contained within, whose vivid descriptions only become more impressive as the centuries pass and the momentous occasions they recorded fade further and further from the moment of our current era.

Language: English

Pages: 467

Format: Paperback

Release: December 13, 2022

ISBN 13: 9798368078564

The Greatest Battles of Ancient Greece: As Recorded by Ancient Greek Sources

Diodorus Siculus

0/5 ( ratings)

Using various classical sources , The Greatest Battles of Ancient Greece is a compilation containing 50 of the major recorded battles to happen in the ancient Greek world, starting with the beginning of the Greek-Persian War and ending with the final moments of the wars between the surviving generals of Alexander the Great, as written and recorded by Ancient Greece's greatest historians.

A few of the 50 battles included

-The Battle of Marathon

-The Battle of Thermopylae

-The Battle of Salamis

-The Battle of Syracuse

-The Siege of Melos

-The Coup Against the Spartan Garrison in Thebes

-The Battle of Leuctra

-The Battle of Chaeronea

-The Battle of Issus

-The Battle of Gaugamela

-The Battle of Hydaspes River

-The Siege of Rhodes

On top of these events, this book contains accounts of famous Greek historical personalities, such

-Alexander the Great

-Philip II his father

-King Leonidas of Sparta who died with the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae

-Pericles, the Athenian statesman who brought the city through the early parts of its war with Sparta

-Epaminondas of Thebes, recorded history's first great tactical genius

-Antigonus the One-Eyed, Alexander's most competent general, both before and after Alexander's death

-And all other relevant figures who played a part in these various battles

All of the descriptions of these battles come directly from English translations of original Greek sources, unabridged and unedited, with one-paragraph introductions to each in order to provide context. When you read this book, you are reading the accounts of these battles as written by the hands of the above-mentioned historians.

These six ancient writers were masters of both education and entertainment, and their histories contain as much vivid realism and skill-at-prose as would be seen in modern journalism or literature. Whether as a sourcebook for accurate historical information, or as a fun and exciting read, The Great Battles of Ancient Greece achieves both thanks to the skill of the ancient historians contained within, whose vivid descriptions only become more impressive as the centuries pass and the momentous occasions they recorded fade further and further from the moment of our current era.

Language: English

Pages: 467

Format: Paperback

Release: December 13, 2022

ISBN 13: 9798368078564

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