The glory that was Greece : a survey of Hellenic culture and civilization (1915)
Stobart, J. C. (John Clarke), 1878-1933, Hopper, R. J. (Robert John), 1910- · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 240
Persians had succeeded inenslaving Eretria, land on the north coast of Attica witha large force, and while the land army of Athens wasengaged there, slip round with the fleet to Peiraeus and catchAthens undefended. His plans miscarried, for the Athenianline swept down the hill at Marathon * upon… … THE GRAND CENTURYThis was the triumph of the Athenian hoplite—his onlyreally great feat in history—led by aristocrats and governedby an aristocratic council. The hoplite himself was a com-fortable burgess who could afford a full suit of armour. Itwas not a victory for democracy, and the clamorous…
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