The Greco-Persian Wars by Peter Green - 1996

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1996 University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1996. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; bumping to head and tail. Brown boards with black overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 344 pp 8vo. The long and bitter struggle between the great Persian Empire and the fledgling Greek states reached its high point with the Greek victory at Salamis in 480 BC. The Greek triumph paved the way for historic evolution of the Greek states in a climate of creativity, independence, and democracy. The author brilliantly retells this historic moment that made Greece a model and inspiration for centuries to come. A clean pristine copy.