Herodotus and religion in the Persian Wars / Jon D. Mikalson.
The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. By showing how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history, Jon Mika...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2003.
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| Summary: | The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. By showing how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history, Jon Mikalson reveals a religious dimension of the Persian Wars that has been previously overlooked. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (269 pages) : 1 map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0807862010 9780807862018 9780807827987 0807827983 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |