After Thermopylae : the oath of Plataea and the end of the Graeco-Persian Wars / Paul Cartledge.

Author/creator Cartledge, Paul
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxxx, 203 pages : illustrations, 4 maps ; 22 cm.
Subjects

SeriesEmblems of antiquity
Emblems of antiquity. ^A1121764
Contents Introduction: arms and the men -- The Oath of Plataea: texts and contexts -- The Plataea Oath as a document of ancient Greek religion -- The Persian Wars: making history on oath with Herodotus -- The face of the Battle of Plataea -- The Greeks invent the Persian Wars: the mythology and commemoration of Plataea -- Conclusion: the legacy of Plataea.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013010296
ISBN9780199747320
ISBN0199747326

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Joyner General Stacks DF225.7 .C37 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold