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A stirring background of the world's first dominant navy and the towering empire it built
The navy created by the people of Athens in historic Greece was one of the best possible fighting makes in the history of the world and the model for all other nationwide navies to come. The Athenian navy built a civilization, empowered the world's first democracy, and led a strap of ordinary residents on a voyage of discovery that changed the course of history. Its beat of the Persian fleet at Salamis in 480 BCE launched the Athenian Golden Age group and preserved Greek liberty and culture for centuries. With Lords of the Sea, renowned archaeologist John Hale presents, for the very first time, the definitive background of the epic battles, the indomitable ships, and the men-from outstanding market leaders to seductive rogues-who founded Athens's supremacy. Using a scholar's understanding and a storyteller's flair, Hale needs us by using an illustrated travel of the heroes and their turbulent careers and far-flung expeditions and brings back again to light a forgotten maritime empire and its own majestic legacy.
The navy created by the people of Athens in historic Greece was one of the best possible fighting makes in the history of the world and the model for all other nationwide navies to come. The Athenian navy built a civilization, empowered the world's first democracy, and led a strap of ordinary residents on a voyage of discovery that changed the course of history. Its beat of the Persian fleet at Salamis in 480 BCE launched the Athenian Golden Age group and preserved Greek liberty and culture for centuries. With Lords of the Sea, renowned archaeologist John Hale presents, for the very first time, the definitive background of the epic battles, the indomitable ships, and the men-from outstanding market leaders to seductive rogues-who founded Athens's supremacy. Using a scholar's understanding and a storyteller's flair, Hale needs us by using an illustrated travel of the heroes and their turbulent careers and far-flung expeditions and brings back again to light a forgotten maritime empire and its own majestic legacy.
