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Athens Burning - The Persian Invasion of Greece and the Evacuation of Attica (Paperback)
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Athens Burning - The Persian Invasion of Greece and the Evacuation of Attica (Paperback)
Series: Witness to Ancient History
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Loot Price R591
Discovery Miles 5 910
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Between June 480 and August 479 BC, tens of thousands of Athenians
evacuated, following King Xerxes' victory at the Battle of
Thermopylae. Abandoning their homes and ancestral tombs in the wake
of the invading Persian army, they sought refuge abroad. Women and
children were sent to one safe haven, the elderly to another, while
all men of military age were conscripted into the fleet. During
this difficult year of exile, the city of Athens was set on fire
not once, but twice. In Athens Burning, Robert Garland explores the
reasons behind the decision to abandon Attica, the peninsular
region of Greece that includes Athens, while analyzing the
consequences, both material and psychological, of the resulting
invasion. Garland introduces readers to the contextual background
of the Greco-Persian wars, which include the famous Battle of
Marathon. He describes the various stages of the invasion from both
the Persian and Greek point of view and explores the siege of the
Acropolis, the defeat of the Persians first by the allied Greek
navy and later by the army, and, finally, the return of the
Athenians to their land. Taking its inspiration from the sufferings
of civilians, Athens Burning also works to dispel the image of the
Persians as ruthless barbarians. Addressing questions that are
largely ignored in other accounts of the conflict, including how
the evacuation was organized and what kind of facilities were
available to the refugees along the way, Garland demonstrates the
relevance of ancient history to the contemporary world. This
compelling story is especially resonant in a time when the news is
filled with the suffering of nearly 5 million people driven by
civil war from their homes in Syria. Aimed at students and scholars
of ancient history, this highly accessible book will also fascinate
anyone interested in the burgeoning fields of refugee and diaspora
studies.
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