Lords of the Sea: How Trireme Battles Changed the World
John Hale
This wonderful and evocative book looks at the remarkable birth of the first ever modern democracy on a September day in 480 BC. When the Athenians lured the armada of King Xerxes of Persia into the narrow straits between the island of Salamis and the Greek mainland, their small navy inflicted a crushing defeat that became a key turning point for world history. Lords of the Sea narrates for the first time the definitive history of the epic battles, the swift and dangerous ships, the indomitable will of the Athenian people, and the stories of great leaders, from visionary strategists to seductive rogues, who established Athens' democratic rule and its astonishing supremacy over it. This is history as nail-biting thriller-writing with a cast of colourful characters combined a stirring chronicle in the mould of Rubicon and Persia.
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2010
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english
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english, 2010