Xerxes' Invasion of Greece.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Bleached spine on jacket, slightly rubbed, otherwise very good and clean. / Verblichener R�cken am Umschlag, leicht berieben, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - Contents: I. Prolegomena -- Some modern postulates -- The secondary sources -- Herodotus -- The Persian and the Greek forces -- Illustration: the campaign of Marathon -- II. The Invasion -- 1. The Antecedents of the Invasion -- Relations between Persians and Greeks to the death of Darius -- The Persian preparations for the invasion -- The Greek states on the eve of the invasion -- 2. Thermopylai -- The Persian invasion of Northern Greece -- The Greek decision to defend Thermopylai -- Topographical -- The fighting at Thermopylai -- 3. Artemision -- The site of the Greek naval station and its implications -- The Greek fleet at Artemision -- The affair of the scout-ships and the temporary withdrawal from Artemision of the Greek fleet -- The advance of the Persian navy from Therma and the great storm -- The arrival of the Persian fleet at Aphetai and the battles off Artemision -- 4. Salamis -- The Persian conquest of Central Greece -- The Greek fleet remains at Salamis -- The movements of the Persian fleet before the battle -- The battle of Salamis -- 5. Naval Operations from Salamis to Sestos -- The two fleets after Salamis -- The naval campaign of 479 -- 6. The Pause on Land -- The Persian land forces after Salamis -- Athens and Sparta between Salamis and Plataia -- 7. The Campaign of Plataia -- The advance of the Greek army into Boiotia -- The movement of the Greek army to the second position -- the Greeks in their second position -- The Greek retreat -- The battle of Plataia. - The detailed narrative of Xerxes� invasion of Greece given by Herodotus in the last three books of his History has been severely criticized by many modern scholars, basing their attacks on topographical grounds or on principles derived from the study of modern warfare or on statements preserved in ancient authors later than the fifth century b.c. These criticisms exaggerate the amount of the unhistorical element contained in the oral traditions collected by Herodotus. The author of this book argues that topography can be used only to supplement, not to contradict Herodotus, that his account of the war must be examined in the light of ancient rather than modern warfare, and in particular that the later sources cannot be regarded as contributing independent evidence on any point of importance.