Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World
Owen Rees
- Naval
- warfare
- is
- the
- unsung
- hero
- of
- ancient
- Greek
- military
- history,
- often
- overshadowed
- by
- the
- more
- glorified
- land
- battles.
- Owen
- Rees
- looks
- to
- redress
- the
- balance,
- giving
- naval
- battles
- their
- due
- attention.
- This
- book
- presents
- a
- selection
- of
- thirteen
- naval
- battles
- that
- span
- a
- defining
- century
- in
- ancient
- Greek
- history,
- from
- the
- Ionian
- Revolt
- and
- Persian
- Invasion
- to
- the
- rise
- of
- external
- naval
- powers
- in
- the
- Mediterranean
- Sea,
- such
- as
- the
- Carthaginians.Each
- battle
- is
- set
- in
- context.
- The
- background,
- wider
- military
- campaigns,
- and
- the
- opposing
- forces
- are
- discussed,
- followed
- by
- a
- narrative
- and
- analysis
- of
- the
- fighting.
- Finally,
- the
- aftermath
- of
- the
- battles
- are
- dealt
- with,
- looking
- at
- the
- strategic
- implications
- of
- the
- outcome
- for
- both
- the
- victor
- and
- the
- defeated.
- The
- battle
- narratives
- are
- supported
- by
- maps
- and
- tactical
- diagrams,
- showing
- the
- deployment
- of
- the
- fleets
- and
- the
- wider
- geographical
- factors
- involved
- in
- battle.
- Written
- in
- an
- accessible
- tone,
- this
- book
- successfully
- shows
- that
- Greek
- naval
- warfare
- did
- not
- start
- and
- end
- at
- the
- battle
- of Salamis.
