On a late September day in 480 B.
C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important Naval Battle of the ancient world.
Filled with the sights, sounds, and scent of battle, The Battle of Salamis is a stirring work of history..
He introduces us to the unforgettable characters whose decisions altered history: Themistocles, Athens\' great leader (and admiral of its fleet), who devised the ingenious strategy That effectively destroyed the Persian navy in one day
Xerxes, the Persian king who fought bravely but who ultimately did not understand the sea
Aeschylus, the playwright who served in the Battle and later wrote about it; and Artemisia, the only woman commander known from antiquity, who turned defeat into personal triumph.
In this dramatic new narrative account, historian and classicist Barry Strauss brings this landmark Battle to life.
The Greek victory changed the course of Western history -- halting the advance of the Persian Empire and setting the stage for the Golden Age of Athens.
More than two millennia after it occurred, the clash between the Greeks and Persians at Salamis remains one of the most tactically brilliant battles ever fought.
Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of strategy and deception.
On a late September day in 480 B.
C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important Naval Battle of the ancient world
