10-07-2009, 11:35 AM
Quote:There only two place where you can land in Salamis: Aianteio that was a fortified town and probalby Athenians had fortified the other approach (Pefkakia the modern tourist area).Very good point, which settles the case convincingly.
Quote:Do not understimate the traumatic battle shock of Thermopylae with its horrific casualty rate.I have some doubts about Herodotus' story, actually; but that's a different debate.