The Battle of Marathon / Peter Krentz ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Dennis Showalter.

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Main Author: Krentz, Peter
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010], ©2010.
Series:Yale library of military history.
Subjects:
Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C.
Physical Description:xx, 230 pages : illustrations, maps.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Athens' alliance with Darius
  • Athens' victories over the Boeotians and Chalcidians
  • The Ionian revolt
  • Darius and the Greeks of Europe
  • The armies arrive at Marathon
  • The plain of Marathon
  • When Marathon became a magic word
  • After the fighting
  • What if?
  • Appendix A: Important ancient sources on Marathon
  • Appendix B: The date of the battle.