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About The Battle of Marathon

How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. This book argues that Herodotus was right after all.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300177664
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • September 26, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x234x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 370 g.
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Expected delivery: November 28, 2024

Description of The Battle of Marathon

How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. This book argues that Herodotus was right after all.

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