{"id":4579,"date":"2019-09-05T17:39:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=4579"},"modified":"2025-03-23T17:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:38:56","slug":"the-story-of-the-persian-war-by-alfred-j-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-story-of-the-persian-war-by-alfred-j-church\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of the Persian War"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Story of the Persian War<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Alfred J. Church<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>Stirring account of the Greeks’ encounters with the Persians in the 5th century B.C., including the battle of Marathon, the defense of Thermopylae, and the battle of Salamis, all retold from the history of Herodotus. Illustrations from sculptures and vases accompany the text.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>12-15<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>211 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white (paperback),<\/span><\/em>                     Color (ebook)<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2009<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-330-8<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>History, Ancient History<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Of the Revolt of Miletus<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Of the Taking of Miletus<\/em><\/p>\n

3. Of the First War against Greece<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Of the Battle of Marathon<\/em><\/p>\n

5. Of the Sons of Alcmaeon and the End of Miltiades<\/em><\/p>\n

6. How Preparation Was Made for the Second War<\/em><\/p>\n

7. Of the Setting Forth of Xerxes<\/em><\/p>\n

8. Of the March of Xerxes<\/em><\/p>\n

9. How Xerxes Crossed Over into Europe and of His Army<\/em><\/p>\n

10. Of the March of Xerxes<\/em><\/p>\n

11. Of the Preparations of the Greeks<\/em><\/p>\n

12. Of the Army and the Ships of Xerxes<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

13. Of the Battle of Thermopylae<\/em><\/p>\n

14. Of the Battle of Thermopylae (continued)<\/em><\/p>\n

15. Of the Ships of the Greeks at Artemesium<\/em><\/p>\n

16. Of the Departure of the Greeks from Artemesium<\/em><\/p>\n

17. Of the Greeks at Salamis and of the City of Athens<\/em><\/p>\n

18. Of the Battle of Salamis<\/em><\/p>\n

19. Of the Flight of Xerxes<\/em><\/p>\n

20. Of the Preparing of the Persians and of the Greeks<\/em><\/p>\n

21. Of the Battle of Plataea<\/em><\/p>\n

22. Of the Battle at Mycale<\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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