商品簡介
Dutch scholar of ancient history Wallinga presents nine essays to substantiate his belief that the ancient traditions about the naval side of the so-called Persian Wars in 480 BC preserved by Herodotus and supplemented by Aeschylus and others are far richer in reliable information than has been realized. He has combed over the data that seem reliable on their own merits and can be assembled into an intelligible and complete reconstruction of the episode in the relationship of Persians and Greeks. Among his topics are the numbers of Xerxes' fleet, the battlefield of Salamis and its tactical possibilities, Themistocles' message and the Persian war aims, the seizure of Psyttaleia and the Persian plan of attack, the quality of ships, and tactical capabilities. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
H.T. Wallinga, Ph.D. (1956), Utrecht, was Professor of Ancient History at the Universities of Amsterdam (1960-64) and Utrecht (until 1990), the Netherlands. He has published on ancient maritime history, including Ships and Sea-power befor the Great Persian War. The Ancestry of the Trireme, (Brill, 1993).
