Two Battles & Two Bills: Marathon & The Athenian Fleet: 3 (monographs From The Norwegian Institute At Athens)

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 B.c. Nor Have Light-armed Troops Been Given Their Due Share In The Glory. It Has All Been Usurped In Favour Of The Heavy-armed Hoplites At Marathon.--book Jacket. I Herodotos And The Hoplites Of Marathon -- Ii The First Marathon : The Battle Of Kallimakhos -- Iii The Second Marathon : The Battle Of Miltiades -- Iv The First Naval Bill Of Themistokles -- V The Second Naval Bill Of Themistokles -- Vi The Phantom Battle Of Phaleron -- Vii Conclusion : Sources And Facts. Johan Henrik Schreiner. Includes Bibliography.