Two Battles and Two Bills

Download or read book Two Battles and Two Bills written by Johan Henrik Schreiner and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book was written by an indignant lifelong oarsman who started rowing in his schooldays; indignant because the rowers in the fleet have not been credited with any role in Athens' victory over the Persians in 490 BC. Nor have light-armed troops been given their due share in the glory. It has all been usurped in favor of the heavy-armed hoplites at Marathon. Contents include: Herodotos and the hoplites of Marathon, The first Marathon: the Battle of Kallimakhos, The second Marathon: the Battle of Miltiades, The second Naval Bill of Themistokles, The Phantom Battle of Phaleron, Conclusion: Sources and Facts.