Herodotus book 8 battle of salamis herodotus

Herodotus book also contains ethnographic descriptions. Histories book 8 the battle of salamis summary course hero. The persians understood that the greek navy was the real enemy. Artemisias exploits in the battle of salamis are more famous than most because herodotus says that he cannot relay many other exploits but hers. Chapter summary for herodotuss histories, book 8 the battle of salamis summary. Herodotus the persian wars godleybook viii wikisource, the. The history of herodotus by herodotus, part of the internet classics archive.

In this battle only one of the greeks who fought on the side of the king deserted and. To reach this goal, they sent the two hundred warships around euboea. In that battle antidorus of lemnos, the only one of the greeks siding with the persian, deserted to the greeks, and for that the athenians gave him land in salamis. Ten years after the defeat of the persians at marathon in 490 b. Thus it came to pass that the greeks stayed at euboea and there gave battle to. The history of herodotus by herodotus the internet classics archive. Now at the time of their numbering the ships, there was in the fleet one. Herodotus the histories, book 8, urania 4096 naval battle. Xerxes, who came to the throne in 485, executed another invasion of greece on an enormous scale by both land and sea. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Farnell and goff provide a synopsis of the events to this point. Herodotus the histories, book 8, urania 4096 naval battle off salamis. Artemisias reasons for ramming a friendly ship are unknown, as herodotus acknowledges, but they give him the chance to unfold a punchline that reveals something of greek expectations of gender roles. In the histories, he describes the expansion of the achaemenid empire under its kings cyrus the great, cambyses, and darius i the great, culminating in xerxes expedition to greece 480 bce.