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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
History History Herodotus One of the earliest histories of the western world still extant, this gives a contemporary account of the Greco-Persian wars of the fifth century BCE with the rise of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyru… OL15678068W
Marathon Marathon Richard A. Billows Traces the decisive military confrontation between Greek and Persian forces that led to an unexpected victory for the Greeks and the establishment of Greek cultural practices that became the basis fo… OL15934110W
Battles of the ancient world 1285 BC - AD 451 Battles of the ancient world 1285 BC - AD 451 Kelly Devries Introduces 20 key battles from Europe and the Middle East in a 2000-year period defined by the great empires of the Ancient world. OL24250085W
Without cavalry Without cavalry Fragoulis Fragos "The present study attempts to recreate the conditions and the events of the Battle of Marathon based on the work of Herodotus and later historians"--Foreword. OL27014713W