Description
About the Author
Erik Jensen is Associate Professor of History, Salem State University, and author of Barbarians in the Greek and Roman World (Hackett, 2018).
Reviews
"Erik Jensen's The Greco-Persian Wars offers a refreshing introduction to a critical (but often misunderstood) historical event in world history. Rejecting dated models of East-West confrontation, this book usefully frames the Persian invasions of Greece in terms of imperial expansion and frontier development, and also considers the long-term evolution of Greco-Persian relations after 480-479 BC. The source selections draw on both Achaemenid documents as well as Greek narratives to contextualize the conflict."
-John Hyland, Christopher Newport University
"I like Jensen's book very much. This 'key moment' in world history has traditionally been read almost exclusively through Greek eyes, and having these translations of the Persian sources provides the opportunity and impetus for a fresh interpretation of this classic encounter. . . . The Introduction provides an excellent background to the Persian sources and sheds invaluable light on the people and society that produced them."
-Robert Garland, Colgate University
Book Information
ISBN 9781624669545
Author Erik Jensen
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Weight(grams) 268g