Herodotus and religion in the Persian Wars /
The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. By showing how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history, Jon Mika...
| Основен автор: | Mikalson, Jon D., 1943- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
℗♭2003.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=114691 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Herodotus and religion in the Persian Wars. |
| Резюме: |
The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. By showing how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history, Jon Mikalson reveals a religious dimension of the Persian Wars that has been previously overlooked. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (269 pages) : 1 map |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
0807862010 9780807862018 9780807827987 0807827983 |