Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?
Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon? This book is a bold and controversial reinterpretation of one of the most famous and decisive battles of the ancient world, overturning a number of long-held…
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Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?
This book is a bold and controversial reinterpretation of one of the most famous and decisive battles of the ancient world, overturning a number of long-held assumptions and myths about the Greek army.The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, where an Athenian-led Greek force defeated a Persian invasion, is one of the most decisive battles in Antiquity and has been studied for centuries. But this exciting re-assessment of the evidence, including new archaeological findings, overturns many long-held assumptions. It is famed as a triumph of the Greek hoplite heavy infantry phalanx against massively superior Persian numbers.
In particular the authors argue that the Greek numerical inferiority was less marked than previously thought, largely because the hoplites were accompanied by many light infantrymen who are given unprecedented credit for their role in the fighting. The
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