William Shepherd studied classics at Clare College, Cambridge, and then embarked on a career in publishing. He is author of The Persian War (Cambridge, 1982), translated from Herodotus. He has also written books for children and articles in the Osprey Military Journal, of which he was joint editor, and makes regular contributions to the Osprey blog. He lives in the Cherwell Valley, north of Oxford.
Contents Introduction Herodotus and history Other sources and evidence Translation Chronology to 500 BC Hellas to 500 BC War between Greeks Greek ways of war The rise of Persia The conquests of Cyrus, Cambyses and Darius Persian ways of war Chronology 500-479 BC The revolt of the Ionian Greeks The Cyclades and Euboea Reconstructing ancient battles Marathon 490–480 The Great King's vow Hellas responds Xerxes' invasion of Greece Artemisium Thermopylae The fall of Athens Salamis Plataea Mycale Chronology: 479 to Alexander 480–450: The war beyond Greece 404: full circle Visiting the battlefields Glossary Further Reading Index
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