Thermopylae

The Battle That Changed the World

Paul Cartledge

• Editorial: ABRAMS Press
• Año: 2006
• ISBN:
  9781590208403
• Categoría: Histoire
• Categoría: Histoire de l'armée et de la marine

The true story of a clash of ancient cultures: "Beautifully written and stirring... An outstanding retelling of one of the seminal events in world history." — Booklist In 480 BC, a huge Persian army, led by the inimitable King Xerxes, entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae as it marched on Greece, intending to conquer the land with little difficulty. But the Greeks, led by King Leonidas and a small army of Spartans, took the battle to the Persians at Thermopylae, and halted their advance—almost. It is one of history's most acclaimed battles, one of civilization's greatest last stands. And in Thermopylae, renowned classical historian Paul Cartledge looks anew at this history-altering moment and, most impressively, shows how its repercussions have bearing on us even today. The invasion of Europe by Xerxes and his army redefined culture, kingdom, and class. The valiant efforts of a few thousand Greek warriors, facing a huge onrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae, changed the way generations to come would think about combat, courage, and death. "A class in Western Civilization that both instructs and entertains." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Índice

• Cover
• Also by Paul Cartledge
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Timeline
• Family Tree of the Achaemenid Royal Family
• Maps
• Prologue - Setting the Awful Scene
• ONE - The Ancient World in 500 BCE: From India to the Aegean
• TWO - The Dynamics of Empire: Persia of the Achaemenids, 485
• THREE - Hellas: The Hellenic World in 485
• FOUR - Sparta 485: A Unique Culture and Society
• FIVE - Thermopylae I: Mobilization
• SIX - Thermopylae II: Preparations for Battle
• SEVEN - Thermopylae III: The Battle
• EIGHT - The Thermopylae Legend I: Antiquity
• NINE - The Thermopylae Legend II: From Antiquity to Modernity
• EPILOGUE - Thermopylae: Turning-Point in World History
• Appendix 1. The Invention of History: Herodotus and Other Ancient Sources
• Appendix 2. Herodotus’s Persian Muster-Lists: A Translation
• Appendix 3. Herodotus – Antidote to Fundamentalism
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• References
• Index