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The Battle of Marathon

by Peter Krentz
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Marathon: deciphering Athenian military evolution.

If history, particularly military history, piques your interest, then Peter Krentz's 'The Battle of Marathon' is a treasure. Krentz expertly combines ancient texts, modern scholarship, and hands-on experimentation to give readers an immersive understanding of how the Athenian military strategy at Marathon differed from traditional narratives. It's a compelling read that challenges preconceptions and offers a fresh perspective on a pivotal historical event.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Battle of Marathon

by Peter Krentz
$11.90 Now $10.90 Save 8%
ISBN: 9780300120851
Authors: Peter Krentz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date of Publication: 2010-09-07
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History
Related Topics: Ancient History
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 82 readers)

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How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Clever scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. In this stimulating new book, bound to provoke controversy, Peter Krentz argues that Herodotus was right after all. Beginning his analysis with the Athenians’ first formal contact with the Persians in 507 BCE, Krentz weaves together ancient evidence with travelers’ descriptions, archaeological discoveries, geological surveys, and the experiences of modern reenactors and soldiers to tell his story. Krentz argues that before Marathon the Athenian army fought in a much less organized way than the standard view of the hoplite phalanx as an irregularly armed mob rather than a disciplined formation of identically equipped infantry. At Marathon the Athenians equipped all their fighters, including archers and horsemen, as hoplites for the first time. Because their equipment weighed only half as much as is usually thought, the Athenians and their Plataean allies could charge almost a mile at a run, as Herodotus says they did. Krentz improves on this account in Herodotus by showing why the Athenians wanted to do such a risky thing.
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Marathon: deciphering Athenian military evolution.

If history, particularly military history, piques your interest, then Peter Krentz's 'The Battle of Marathon' is a treasure. Krentz expertly combines ancient texts, modern scholarship, and hands-on experimentation to give readers an immersive understanding of how the Athenian military strategy at Marathon differed from traditional narratives. It's a compelling read that challenges preconceptions and offers a fresh perspective on a pivotal historical event.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.