**A rousing history of the world's 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 world's first democracy, and led a band of ordinary citizens on a voyage of disc
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracyby John R. Hale
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- Book ID
- 124720604
- Publisher
- The Society for History Education
- Year
- 2009
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0018-2745
- DOI
- 10.2307/40543364
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