Jensen Erik. The Greco-Persian Wars: A Short History with Documents

Hackett Publishing, 2021. — 232 p.Hackett's Passages: Key Moments in History series titles include original-source documents in accessible editions, intended for the student-user or general audience. This edition, The Greco-Persian Wars, taps our knowledge of the Persian Empire and its interactions with the Greek world. The sources examined were created in different times and places, for different purposes, and with different intended audiences. Using these sources effectively requires recognizing their distinct characteristics. A general introduction about the Greco-Persian wars is included to provide historical background and an overview of the information contained in the original-source documents. Also included are a glossary of terms, a chronology, insightful headnotes to each document, and an index. Erik Jensen is Associate Professor of History, Salem State University, and author of Barbarians in the Greek and Roman World (Hackett, 2018).