Athenian Trireme vs Persian Trireme

The Graeco-Persian Wars 499–449 BC

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Athenian Trireme vs Persian Trireme

The Graeco-Persian Wars 499–449 BC

Description

A fascinating and detailed exploration of one of the most famous warships of the Ancient world - the trireme - and its tactical employment by the opposing sides in the 5th-century BC Graeco-Persian Wars.

You may be familiar with the Athenian trireme – but how much do you know about the ram-armed, triple-oared warships that it dueled against at the battles of Artemision, Salamis and the Eurymedon River? How similar or different were these warships to each other? And why did the Persians rely on Phoenician vessels to form much of their navy?

Much attention has been devoted to the Greek trireme, made famous by modern reconstruction – with only passing notice given to the opposing Persian navy's vessels in illustrated treatments. Join us on the Aegean as, for the first time, we reveal a rarely attempted colour reconstruction of a trireme in Persian service.

Compare the form, construction, design, manoeuvrability, and tactical deployment of the opposing triremes, aided by stunning illustrations. Man the decks of these warships with the fighting complement of Greek citizen hoplites, Scythian archers and Persian marines, and learn why the Greeks placed a bounty of 10,000 drachmae on the head of Artemisia – the Karian queen and Persian admiral, and the only woman among Xerxes' commanders.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Technical Specifications
The Combatants
Combat
Statistics and Analysis
Aftermath
Glossary and Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Jul 19 2022
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781472848611
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, battlescene artworks, maps and photographs.
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Duel
Short code DUE 122
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Nic Fields

Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist b…

Illustrator

Adam Hook

Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his wo…

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