The Battle of Marathon in History and Memory

FAIN: FB-53178-07

Peter M. Krentz
Davidson College (Davidson, NC 28036-9405)

THE BATTLE OF MARATHON IN HISTORY AND MEMORY will take my interpretation of Archaic Greek warfare to a general audience. In the course of telling an exciting story about the famous battle in 490 BCE, I will show how Greeks changed from fighting in fluid and disorganized ways to fighting in the exclusive hoplite phalanx familiar from Thucydides and Xenophon. This project will build on my earlier articles as well as on research conducted by others studying Archaic poetry, armor, and vase paintings. It will draw on interviews with historical reenactors as well as on tests in the Molnar Human Performance Laboratory at Furman University. The book will be published by Yale University Press in its "Yale Library of Military History" series.

Associated Products

The Battle of Marathon (Book)
Title: The Battle of Marathon
Author: Peter Krentz
Abstract: Beginning with the Athenians' first formal contact with the Persians in 507 BCE, this title weaves together ancient evidence with travellers' descriptions, archaeological discoveries, geological surveys, and the experiences of modern reenactors and soldiers to defend Herodotus' story.
Year: 2010
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/battle-of-marathon/oclc/539086888&referer=brief_results
Publisher: Yale University Press
Type: Single author monograph
ISBN: 9780300120851

La battaglia di Maratona (Book)
Title: La battaglia di Maratona
Author: Peter Krentz
Abstract: Beginning with the Athenians' first formal contact with the Persians in 507 BCE, this title weaves together ancient evidence with travellers' descriptions, archaeological discoveries, geological surveys, and the experiences of modern reenactors and soldiers to defend Herodotus' story.
Year: 2011
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/battaglia-di-maratona/oclc/761843778&referer=brief_results
Publisher: Il mulino
Type: Single author monograph
ISBN: 9788815233790
Translator: Stefano Manfredi

A cup by Douris and the Battle of Marathon (Book Section)
Title: A cup by Douris and the Battle of Marathon
Author: Peter Krentz
Editor: Matthew Trundle
Editor: Garrett G. Fagan
Abstract: Starting with a vase painting showing two running warriors, Krentz analyzes the weight of hoplite equipment and argues that a mile run before the battle of Marathon was possible.
Year: 2010
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/new-perspectives-on-ancient-warfare/oclc/607656475&referer=brief_results
Publisher: Brill
Book Title: New perspectives on ancient warfare
ISBN: 9789004185982

The Athenian Treaty in Theopompos F 153 (Article)
Title: The Athenian Treaty in Theopompos F 153
Author: Peter Krentz
Abstract: The Athenian treaty in Theopompos F 153 refers to a treaty with Darius in 507 BCE.
Year: 2009
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/the-athenian-treaty-in-theopompos-f-153/oclc/696169826&referer=brief_results
Access Model: subscription
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: Phoenix
Publisher: The Classical Association of Canada

How did the battle of Marathon go down? (Article)
Title: How did the battle of Marathon go down?
Author: Peter Krentz
Abstract: Krentz compares three recent reconstructions of the battle.
Year: 2011
Access Model: subscription
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: Ancient Warfare

Marathon, Battle of (Book Section)
Title: Marathon, Battle of
Author: Peter Krentz
Editor: Elaine Fantham
Editor: Michael Gagarin
Abstract: Summary of the battle and its importance.
Year: 2010
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/oxford-encyclopedia-of-ancient-greece-and-rome/oclc/326681108&referer=brief_results
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Title: Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
ISBN: 9780195170726

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