The astonishing sea battle banished forever the specter of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly retells this historic moment, evoking the whole dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion. The massive Greek victory, despite the Greeks' inferior numbers, opened the way for the historic evolution of the Greek states in a climate of creativity, independence, and democracy, one that provided a model and an inspiration for centuries to come.Green's accounts of both Persian and Greek strategies are clear and persuasive; equally convincing are his everyday details regarding the lives of soldiers, statesmen, and ordinary citizens. He has first-hand knowledge of the land and sea he describes, as well as full command of original sources and modern scholarship. With a new foreword, The Greco-Persian Wars is a book that lovers of fine historical writing will greet with pleasure.

    B. Bury, and published between 1924 and 1939. It proved to be successful and popular, both with scholars and the interested public.Between 1970 and 2005 a second edition of the series, of fourteen volumes and nineteen books was produced. This new edition was extensively revised and rewritten so as to take account of the vast amount of new material and research that had come about in the intervening decades. There are also two additional volumes that carry the history forward from Constantine to A.D. 600.This is the complete edition, of fourteen volumes in nineteen books, published in one box set.

    

    Suzie undergoes a summer full of learning--learning to accept herself and the individualistic members of her family, especially her musician-brother.