The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization by Barry Strauss

The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization by Barry Strauss is a history of this important naval battle. The battle was between the Greek city states and Persian Empire. Strauss uses archaeological as well as the narrative sources particularly Herodotus. He views the Histories to be basically accurate in their account. He does mention where there are clear problems with the narrative such as the number of ships on the Greek side. There are short fictional vignettes but they are easily ignored. The book contains a discussion of the sources both primary and secondary. This could be easily used for constructing a further reading list.

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