Athenian Trireme vs Persian Trireme - The Graeco-Persian Wars 499-449 BC (EPUB)

Athenian Trireme vs Persian Trireme: The Graeco-Persian Wars 499-449 BC (EPUB)



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English | July 19, 2022 | ISBN: 1472848616 | True EPUB | 80 pages | 16.4 MB
Author: Nic Fields

A fascinating and detailed exploration of one of the most famous warships of the Ancient world - the trireme - and its tactical employment by the opposing sides in the 5th-century BC Graeco-Persian Wars.

You may be familiar with the Athenian trireme – but how much do you know about the ram-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 to each other? And why did the Persians rely on Phoenician vessels to form much of their navy?