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Athenian Trireme vs Persian Trireme: The Graeco-Persian Wars 499–449 BC (Duel) Paperback – July 19, 2022

by Nic Fields (Author), Adam Hook (Illustrator)
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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.

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    7.3 x 0.6 x 9.75 inches
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    1472848616
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Beautifully illustrated battlescenes are included to bring the narrative of the conflict to life.

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Detailed historical maps frame each battle or campaign, and provide the key historical context.

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Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to university and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School at Athens, Greece, and then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Nic is now a freelance author and researcher.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing (July 19, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472848616
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472848611
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.6 x 9.75 inches
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HMS Warspite
5.0 out of 5 stars War at sea in an ancient world...
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2022
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The ancient wars between the Greek states and an imperial Persia have been recently publicized by films such as "300" and "300: Rise of an Empire". Traditional historical coverage has emphasized the iconic battles of Thermopylae and Marathon. This new Osprey Duel Series book drills down on the actual ships that were so important to the Persian invasion and the Greek defense.

The archeology on the Athenian and Persian warships, called triremes, remains incomplete. Author Nic Fields has done his due diligence on the physical construction of these warships and how they were manned and fought. The result is quite fascinating and contributes to our understanding of the results of the Greek-Persian wars. The narrative is nicely supported by period archeology and artwork, and modern reconstructions, illustrations, and photographs. Well recommended to students of the period.
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Nipper
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Osprey Publication!
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022
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Wonderful item and good seller.
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Mak Nichols
4.0 out of 5 stars Where was the editor?
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2022
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Was this just published? There are typos, and the main map had the Greek/Persian colors reversed. Glad there was updated info on the trimaran, and I enjoyed reading over the old info again. Osprey, hire an editor or fire the one you have, it is disrespectful to the reader and your image.
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alberto traverso
3.0 out of 5 stars Poco trattata la trireme persiana
Reviewed in Italy on January 14, 2023
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Il libro è ben scritto e ben documentato, ma vi è una decisa sproporzione tra le immagini e le informazioni dedicate alla trireme greca e quelle dedicate alla trireme persiana. A quest'ultima è riservato troppo poco spazio, forse perché meno documentata nelle fonti, solo due immagini che potrebbero tranquillamente essere reperite anche su internet
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Diomedes
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing - not the book of the title
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2022
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There's not a lot wrong with this book so why the three stars... Quite simply this is not the book of the title.

There is comparatively little here about the Persian Trireme or it navy, I'm not saying there is nothing, but what is presented is just a line here and there to justify the title. The great majority of the book is simply the same information that the author published in 'Ancient Greek Warship' from the same publisher rewritten - even the comparisons are the same, albeit using slightly different sentence construction (not 'hearts of oak' for example).

Perhaps there isn't enough surviving information on the Persian Navy, I am no expert so I don't know, but if that is the case then why try to write the book?

I felt that the author was fairly dismissive of the work of Coates and Morrison and Rankov but sadly the format of the series does not allow him to elaborate on why he felt that they were wrong so often - and especially why so many other authors believe that they weren't.

On the Athenian Trireme, and little space is given to any other Greek Polis, the book is excellent but the earlier work is probably better and the three battle descriptions are quite confused with the map of Salamis showing Persian troops apparently in the middle of the sea (actually there is an island there) and the Greek fleet deployed partly across land!

I found the constant use of Greek words, although using a Latin alphabet, when there are perfectly acceptable English equivalents - 'archers' for example - to be both annoying and pretentious. That, however, I accept is a personal viewpoint and others may like this.

Not a book I would recommend if you have the, probably better, 'Ancient Greek Warship' from the same author.
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ozbones
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history of the period
Reviewed in Australia on April 17, 2023
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Nice details, thanks
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