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Ancient Greek history in historical art prints including the Battle of Marathon, Battle of Salamis and early games by world renowned historical military artists. Art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts are available direct from Cranston Fine Arts, Scotland or The Military Art Gallery, USA.

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.

On the 12th September 490 BC, Miltiades arranged his Greek Hoplites )Infantry) in a long line across the 2 mile plain of Marathon. Then the Greek's charged the Persian Lines. the Centre of the Hoplite force was pushed back but the Flanks, broke through the Persian Forces and encircled the Persian Centre.  Datis Persian army was routed and returned to Asia.  The Greek losses was 192 men compared to the Persian losses of 6,400.  This was the first major assault from the Asian Powers against Europe and is considered the first major decisive battles of the world.

Battle of Thermopylae. Nine years after the Battle of Marathon the Persian army under Darius I son Zerxes led an army of 100,000 men across the Hellespont (now called the Dardanelles). Zerxes marched through Thrace and Macedonia and on reaching Thermopylae pass, met the Greeks who had taken up a strong position. The fighting lasted three days, until the Persians had outflanked the Greeks through another pass (this information coming from the traitor Ephialtes). Leonardas I of Sparta with 300 of his men fought a desperate rearguard action against the Persian army with overwhelming odds giving time for the main Greek Hoplite army of 5,000 to withdraw. The Spartans fought to the last man. The Greeks also abandoned Attica and retired across the Isthmus of Corinth, the Persians followed to Salamis.  (See battle of Salamis)

Battle of Salamis. 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 manoeuvrability 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. 

Throwing the Discus by Eduard Joseph Danton.

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Battle of Salamis, 23rd September 480BC by Wilhelm von Kaulbach.

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Mill in the Mist by Gerald Coulson.

Mill in the Mist by Gerald Coulson.

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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.

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Death of Brian Boru - Clontarf by David Pentland.

At the moment of the crowing triumph of his career, Brian Boru, the high king of Ireland is struck down after a final desperate attack by one of his enemies.

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Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer.

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.

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Thermopylae 480BC,  Spartan and Thespaian Hoplites. By Chris Collingwood.

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The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques Louis David (GL)

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