Artemisia i of caria was a queen of the ancient greek citystate of halicarnassus and of the. Indepth analysis, coupled with florid storytelling based partly on new archeological evidence would be a great addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in ancient history. It tells of how queen artemisia, a persian ally, escaped from the battle of salamis 480 b. One of the great naval battles in history, salamis saw the outnumbered greeks best a larger persian fleet. Book seven of herodotus histories ended with a greek defeat, but in book eight we will hear about greek successes. The battle of salamis as part of their assessable work, my senior students were asked to look at herodotus, plutarch and aeschylus accounts of the battle of salamis. She is mostly known through the writings of herodotus, himself a native of. Battle of salamis the great battles of history ars bellica. Histories book 8 the battle of salamis summary course hero. Thanks to their efforts, the greek fleet swells to almost 400 ships. With the dawn of the day of the battle of salamis in ch. The battle of salamis the histories of herodotus excerpt.
The battle here fought was the last of all the five. Jan 21, 2020 the battle of salamis was fought in september 480 bc during the persian wars 499 to 449 bc. Battle of salamis simple english wikipedia, the free. Salamis a battle that defined history for centuries to come. Edwin longs 1875 interpretation of the babylonian marriage market as described by herodotus in book 1 of the histories the battle of halys. Farnell and goff provide a synopsis of the events to this point. He found the victims favourable, if the greeks stood on the defensive, but not if they began the battle or crossed the river asopus. Although the persian host had suffered setbacks, delays and even minor reversals at thermopylae and. Artemisias exploits in the battle of salamis are more famous than most because herodotus says that he cannot relay many other exploits but hers. Ten years after the defeat of the persians at marathon in 490 b. Herodotus portrays the conflict as one between the forces of slavery the persians on the one hand, and freedom.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The quarrel over succession by two of darius sons, artabazanes and xerxes 2. Salamis an island in the saronic gulf in the aegean sea, opposite mount aigaleo, 16 kilometres west of athens. Greek researcher, often called the worlds first historian. The histories of herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century bc, is generally regarded as the first work. The battle of salamis was a naval battle between an alliance of greek citystates and the achaemenid empire of persia. Jun 29, 2004 the battle of salamis was the first popular book written by strauss, and it well deserves the praise often heaped on it.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Battle of salamis project gutenberg selfpublishing. Therefore, the decree of troezen is not only compatible with several elements of herodotus narration but also helps to interpret the histories in a more realistic and plausible way. Herodotus histories, celebrating the greek victory over the persians, were written in the midfifth century b. The battle of thermopylae from herodotus the histories essay 1146 words 5 pages western civilization february 8, 2009 the battle of thermopylae from herodotus the histories the battle of thermopylae, which herodotus recorded in his writing the histories, was one of the most arduous and notable battles of western history. But he also claims that those losses had been replaced by the time of salamis, and the persian fleet still stood at 1,200. The battle of salamis was a naval battle fought between an alliance of greek citystates under. Herodotus reports that the persians earlier had lost up to 400 triremes during a storm off the coast of magnesia and perhaps another 50 at the battle of artemisium.
In the histories, he describes the expansion of the achaemenid empire under its kings cyrus the great, cambyses, and darius i the great, culminating in xerxes expedition to greece 480 bce, which met with disaster in the naval engagement at salamis and the battles at plataea and mycale. In its first logos, we witness the naval engagement on the sea between aphetae and artemisium. The fleet of xerxes the journal of hellenic studies cambridge. Salamis according to herodotus page 2 waterblogged. In spite of the groundbreaking work of herodotus, a new book, focusing on the battle of salamis, is certainly in order.
Dec 23, 2015 the battle of salamis was the major turning point in the second persian invasion of greece. Herodotus and aeschylus essay, salamis hero course hero. In this battle only one of the greeks who fought on the side of the king deserted and. On herodotuss and aeschyluss accounts of the battle of salamis. Herodotus the histories, book 8, urania 4096 naval battle. The speakers mostly advised that the fleet should sail away to the isthmus, and there give battle in defence of the peloponnese.
Herodotus describes the contingents and their numbers. He tells the story of the persian invasion of greece in 490 bc and the decisive naval battle at salamis with an easy style focused on character development. The battle of salamis 77 munro, of oxford, who refers to my article and agrees with its general conclusions, while he rejects the opposing view as he deems it of herodotus. The battle of salamis was a naval battle fought between an alliance of greek city states under. The naval encounter that saved greece and western civilization is geared for the more general reader. The battle of salamis, by barry strauss indepthinfo. The battle of salamis goodreads meet your next favorite book. Opponents temistocle 530 bc 461 bc themistocles was born in athens between 520 and 530 bc, from a noble family. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The greek commander was the admiral of the small spartan squadron, a man named eurybiades. Battle of salamis was one of the final battles in the second war between the persian empire led by king xerxes and an alliance of greek citystates.
The internet classics archive the history of herodotus by. The battle of salamis the battle of salamis was a naval battle that happened in 480 b. Xerxes, who came to the throne in 485, executed another invasion of greece on an enormous scale by both land and sea. Naumachia tes salaminos was a naval battle fought between an alliance of greek citystates under themistocles, and the persian empire under king xerxes in 480 bc. Salamis an island just southeast of athens was, of co barry strauss is a master of the you are there style of popular historical writing.
The worlds oldest short stories audiobook by herodotus. Thales predicts the solar eclipse of may 28, 585 b. Urania,87when the affairs of the king had come to great confusion, at this. The histories ebook by herodotus 97801493773 rakuten. By 480 the persian king xerxes and his army had overrun much of greece, and his navy of about 800 galleys bottled up the.
It was won by the greeks whom were much better at sea battle than the persians who were used to fighting on land. Herodotus wanted to present as much information about the persian war as he could. It happened in september 480 bc in the straits between the mainland and salamis island. Herodotus the histories, book 8, urania 4096 naval battle off salamis. The battle for the west is one of those greatly accessible, pleasantly reading, and yet academically meaty history books.
He well uses both modern and ancient sources to tell the story not just of the battle of thermopylae, but also of the whole war in which it took place. Our chief sources of knowledlge concerning the battle of salamis are aeschylus, persians, 345 ff. Herodotus presents the battle as though it occurred directly after the capture of athens, but nowhere explicitly states as much. Herodotus is mistaken about the date of the olympic games. The histories also stands as one of the earliest accounts of the rise of the persian empire, as well as the events and causes of the grecopersian wars between the achaemenid empire and the greek citystates in the 5th century bc. Herodotus book also contains ethnographic descriptions of the peoples that.
It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered greeks. View more articles from transactions of the american philological association 18691896. After some careful source work, detecting bias, exaggeration and other historiographical questions, they were asked to write a written account of the battle. Mar 20, 2014 the main battle was planned to take place in salamis toward the end of september. Before the battle of salamis, xerxes gathered all his naval commanders and sent.
The fact that artemisia was the ruling tyrant of halicarnassus, in which city of caria in greek ionia herodotus himself was born, is no doubt one of the reasons why this story was known to him. Read the histories by herodotus available from rakuten kobo. The greek strategy at the battle of salamis 480 bce ancient. Written by herodotus, theocritus, petronius, apuleius, audiobook narrated by cathy dobson. On herodotus s and aeschyluss accounts of the battle of salamis ernest gottlieb sihler on. Herodotus, by selecting for the subject of his work a special portion of the history of greece and confining himself to the narration of events having a bearing, direct or indirect, upon his main topic, has obtained a unity of action sufficient to satisfy the most stringent edition. They also agree that the persians were tricked into encircling the greeks 34, that xerxes survived the battle 56 while many persians drowned 78 and persian soldiers 1 aeschylus, 339341 2 herodotus, 7. An unfortunate result of his more elaborately worked writing has been failure to understand his words, and hence much misplaced editorial intervention.
Artemisias reasons for ramming a friendly ship are unknown, as herodotus acknowledges, but they give him the chance to unfold a punchline that reveals something of greek expectations of gender roles. In the year 492493 he was elected archon for the democratic partys, expression of maritime business groups worried by the persian repression of the ionian revolt, and immediately transformed the military port of piraeus in athens, despite the opposition of landowners, that were. What sometimes reads like a travelogue, includes information on the entire persian empire, and simultaneously explains the origins aitia of the. Feb 08, 2017 salamis an island in the saronic gulf in the aegean sea, opposite mount aigaleo, 16 kilometres west of athens. On herodotuss and aeschyluss accounts of the battle of.
The spartans had now brought tisamenus with them to the plataean territory, where he acted as soothsayer for the greeks. It is extremely difficult to date the events of the summer of 480, but all reconstructions by modern scholars assume that the games ended shortly before or most probably during the two battles on august 20 or september 18. The battle of thermopylae from herodotus the histories essay. Part of a complete english translation of herodotus.
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