A collection of military artwork, prints and paintings of subjects from the Ancient Greek period. Includes military art of the Battle of Thermopylae and Battle of Marathon.
How much is truth, how much myth, in the strange world, reminiscent of Middle earth, which Homer created in the Iliad? What really happened more than three thousand years ago during the Trojan Wars? Did the beguilingly beautiful Helen of Troy actually live? Can she really have fallen in love with Paris, the son of the King of Troy, supposedly the most handsome man of his time? Could the people of Troy possibly have fallen for the trick of the great wooden horse? The story of the siege of Troy is an irresistible combination of myth and legend. but how much of this extraordinary story is spliced with fact? It is time to ask the question - what really happened... was Troy myth or reality?
The Battle of Marathon 490 BC during the Persian Greek Wars. King Darious I of Persia sent his son in law Mardonius to invade Greece in 492 BC. The Persian Forces conquered Thrace and Macedonia before their fleet was devastated by a storm. Mardonia was forced to return to Asia. A second Persian invasion force crossed the Aegean sea. After conquering Eretria, the Persian Army under Datis (15,000 strong) landed near Marathon. (Marathon is 24 miles northeast of Athens.) General Miltiades, general in the Greek army gathered a force of 10,000 Athenians and 1,000 Plataean citizen Soldiers.
Item Code : DHM1131
Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer. - Editions Available
Battle of Salamis, 23rd September 480BC by Wilhelm von Kaulbach.
Themistocles had chosen the narrow waters at the entrance to the bay well. The Persians could not bring their larger fleet to bear on the smaller Greek fleet and due to the design and manoeuverability of the Greek Triremes, the Greek fleet sailed down the right channel next to Salamis and turned to ram the Persian fleet as it entered the bay. The Persian captains tried frantically to turn their ships but their oars became entangled and the turning manoeuvre caused the ships to run into each other. The Greek Triremes were able to ram the leading Persian ships, disengage and ram again. This was a great victory for Themistocles who lost only 70 ships from his fleet of 380 Triremes, compared to the loss of over 600 ships from the Persian fleet of over 1,000.
Item Code : DHM1094
Battle of Salamis, 23rd September 480BC by Wilhelm von Kaulbach. - Editions Available
Warfare in Ancient Greece. The mighty armoured warriors at the heart of Greek legend were the famous Hoplites. Fighting shoulder to shoulder, armed with their long thrusting spears and colourful shields, these were the men who dominated the battlefields of the ancient world during the conflicts of the Peloponnesian Wars. In 450 BC war erupted between the two great powers of ancient Greece, the Athenians and the Spartans. By the time the war had finished, the army, navy and city of Athens would be in ruins. Featuring extraordinary reconstruction footage and the views of leading academic experts, this DVD examines the tactics and strategies of Hoplite Warfare and offers a unique insight into the battles of ancient Greece. Narrated by Bob Sessions, Special comment from Brian Blessed
The bitter conflict between the Greek states and Persia. This is the story of the bloody conflicts between the Greeks and the Persians which lasted for more than fifty years in the fourth century BC. It includes the famous battle of Marathon, a victory which has echoed down the years, and Thermopylae, where the Spartans made a heroic defence of the pass. The running battles did not cease until 449BC, when the Persians finally gave up hope of annexing Greece. Packed full of impressive reconstructions and battle depictions, this DVD also features a host of top experts in the field of ancient and classical history, and a special appearance from actor Brian Blessed, an enthusiastic student of the Greek-Persian conflicts.
