The epic true story of themistocles and the battle of salamis and a rousing history of the worlds first dominant navy and the towering empire it built the athenian navy was one of the finest fighting forces in the history of the world it engineered a civilization empowered the worlds first democracy and led a band of ordinary citizens on a voyage of discovery that altered the course of history with. Lords of the sea the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth of democracy library edition hale john r drummond david isbn 9781400141883 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. In an undertaking that required rich men to sit on the same rowing bench as poor men society soon became democratized as well hales book touches on all levels of the naval revolution of athens including the arts democracy and society as well as being an exciting and engaging work of history. Lords of the sea the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth of democracy with earbuds playaway adult nonfiction isbn 9781615456918 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. John r hale lords of the sea the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth of democracy new york viking 2009 xxxiii 395 isbn 9780670020805 2995 john r hale is an aficionado of ancient and medieval ships with interests stretching from his rowing days as a college undergraduate into viking longboats his dissertation topic and