Duels 122 Athenian Trireme Vs Persian Trireme Paperback

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A fascinating and detailed exploration of one of the most famous warships of theAncient world - the trireme - and its tactical employment by the opposing sides in the5th-century BC Graeco-Persian Wars.You may be familiar with the Athenian trireme – but how much do you know about theram-armed, triple-oared warships that it dueled against at the battles of Artemision,Salamis and the Eurymedon River? How similar or different were these warships toeach other? And why did the Persians rely on Phoenician vessels to form much of theirnavy?Much attention has been devoted to the Greek trireme, made famous by modernreconstruction – with only passing notice given to the opposing Persian navy’s vesselsin illustrated treatments. Join us on the Aegean as, for the first time, we reveal a rarelyattempted colour reconstruction of a trireme in Persian service.Compare the form, construction, design, manoeuvrability, and tactical deployment of theopposing triremes, aided by stunning illustrations. Man the decks of these warshipswith the fighting complement of Greek citizen hoplites, Scythian archers and Persianmarines, and learn why the Greeks placed a bounty of 10,000 drachmae on the head ofArtemisia – the Karian queen and Persian admiral, and the only woman among Xerxes’commanders.Sales and Marketing HighlightsAcclaimed classical historian Dr Nic Fields explores the crucial role thattriremes played in the Graeco-Persian Wars, and why they proved to be thedecisive factor in the Athenianvictory.The trireme was the first specialized warship of antiquity, and was adopted byall the major Mediterranean naval powers of the time.An ever-popular subject: an Athenian trireme has even been painstakinglyreconstructed as a full-scale, working replica (the Olympias).