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James Lacey

Table of contents :
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Maps
Dramatis Personae
Introduction
Prologue: The Moment of Battle

PART I
AN EMPIRE MADE IN WAR
Chapter 1: An Empire Rises
Chapter 2: Looking to the West
Chapter 3: Empire at Last
Chapter 4: The Rise of Darius
Chapter 5: Trial by Fire
Chapter 6: The Might of Persia

PART II
THE RISE OF GREECE
Chapter 7: The Rise of Athens
Chapter 8: A State Created for War
Chapter 9: Sparta vs. Athens

PART III
PRELIMINARY MOVES
Chapter 10: Persia’s Return to War
Chapter 11: Ionia Revolts
Chapter 12: Sparta Saves Greece

PART IV
WAYS OF WAR
Chapter 13: Giant vs. Lilliputian
Chapter 14: Persian Warfare
Chapter 15: Hoplite Warfare
Chapter 16: The Western Way of War

PART V
BATTLE
Chapter 17: The Persians Sail
Chapter 18: The Plain of Marathon
Chapter 19: The Day Before
Chapter 20: Battle
Chapter 21: The Great Debates

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the Author

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